# Accident 19790721018109A: Cessna 305A, Quincy, MA, July 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1979, 12:20 local time
- Place: Quincy, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2610° N, 71.0090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2610&lon=-71.0090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5284G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5284G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Reported engine: CONT O47011
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,682 total, 320 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721018109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE SEIZED WHILE TOWING A BANNER. DROPPED BANNER. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A QUARRY. FOUND BROKEN CRANKSHAFT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC79FNA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA24), Jul 21, 1979: Cessna 305A (N5284G), Quincy, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5284G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730503011639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730503011639A), May 3, 1973: Cessna 305A (N5284G), Springdale, AR, Substantial damage. Plt stated wind gusting 25K.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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