# Incident 19800201021419I: Cessna 305A, Chelsea, MA, February 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1980, 12:00 local time
- Place: Chelsea, MA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3968° N, 71.0313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chelsea, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3968&lon=-71.0313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5174G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5174G) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800201021419I

## Narrative

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

UNSCHEDULED RELEASE OF BANNER DURING TOWING OPERATION. TWO LINE BROKE AT ATTACH LOOP.

## Other reports on N5174G (2)

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

- [Accident 19800802034469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802034469A), Aug 2, 1980: Cessna 305A (N5174G), Farmingdale, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot released banner immediately after pickup, then crashed after low-level turn. Cause unknown.
- [Incident 19800414050589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800414050589I), Apr 14, 1980: Cessna 305A (N5174G), Woburn, MA. Bannr separated while being towed. No damage or injuries.

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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