NTSB ATL85LA152 — 1985-05-01 · NO.MYRTLE BCH, South Carolina, United States

Current FAA registration · N5292G

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

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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