# Accident 19800827037679A: Cessna 305A, Newburyport, MA, August 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Airport: Plum Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7954° N, 70.8394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLUM ISLAND (2B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-70.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5168G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5168G) (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: 519 total, 187 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800827037679A

## Narrative

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

GRAPPLING HOOK ON BANNER TOW PICK UP WRAPPED ON ELEVATOR, JAMMING SAME, NOSE DOWN AIRPLANE NOSED OVER LANDING.

## 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 NYC80FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA079), Aug 27, 1980: Cessna 305 (N5168G), Newburyport, MA, substantial damage

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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