# Accident 19800802034469A: Cessna 305A, Farmingdale, NY, August 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1980, 10:26 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 40.7293° N, 73.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7293&lon=-73.4134&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: 700 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802034469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RELEASED BANNER IMMEDIATELY AFTER PICKUP, THEN CRASHED AFTER LOW-LEVEL TURN. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 NYC80FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA064), Aug 2, 1980: Cessna 305A (N5174G), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5174G (2)

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

- [Incident 19800414050589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800414050589I), Apr 14, 1980: Cessna 305A (N5174G), Woburn, MA. Bannr separated while being towed. No damage or injuries.
- [Incident 19800201021419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800201021419I), Feb 1, 1980: Cessna 305A (N5174G), Chelsea, MA. Unscheduled release of banner during towing operation. Two line broke at attach loop.

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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