# Accident 19830904046159A: Cessna 305A, Seaside Heights, NJ, September 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1983, 12:30 local time
- Place: Seaside Heights, NJ
- Airport: Colts Neck
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9449° N, 74.0783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seaside Heights, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9449&lon=-74.0783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5179G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5179G) (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 O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,560 total, 69 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830904046159A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING BANNER TOW PICK UP WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER PICK UP

## 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 NYC83LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA234), Sep 4, 1983: Cessna 305A (N5179G), Seaside Heights, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5179G (1)

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

- [Accident 20201114014349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201114014349A), Nov 14, 2020: Cessna 305A (N5179G), Ellenville, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot departed runway 22, prior to rotation pilot indicated that the right brake appeared to be dragging. Committed to the departure the pilot rotated and…

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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