Event ATL85LA152

1985-05-01 NO.MYRTLE BCH, South Carolina, United States Airport · CRE None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N5292G

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 305A

Year of manufacture

1965 · 20 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19720420

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A6AD02

Registrant of record

SIDELINE SERVICES LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5292G Cessna 305A None

Factual narrative

AFTER A BANNER PICKUP THE PLT WAS INSTRUCTED BY COMPANY GROUP AND CREW TO RELEASE THE BANNER DUE TO A FOULED PICKUP. THE BANNER WAS RELEASED DURING A STEEP CLIMB OUT ALTITUDE. AS THE BANNER WAS RELEASED THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT & CRASHED ON THE WEST SIDE OF RWY 05. THE UNINJURED PLT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT BY GROUND PERSONNEL & THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ATL85LA152.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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