# Accident 19960417047159A: Cessna 305, Erie, CO, April 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0196° N, 105.0405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0196&lon=-105.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5245G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5245G-2000-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960417047159A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BANNER TWISTED, FORCED LANDING IN FIELD.

## 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 FTW96LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA172), Apr 17, 1996: Cessna 305A (N5245G), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: entanglement of the tow banner during banner pickup, and subsequent failure or inability to jettison the banner. A factor relating to the accident was: high gusty wind condition.

## Other reports on N5245G (3)

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

- [Accident 19991203042929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991203042929A), Dec 3, 1999: N5245G, Akron, CO, No damage. (-23)Landing in high winds on rwy 11 the pilot lost directional control. A/c experienced a partial ground loop. Right wheel failed followed by right wheel…
- [Accident 19980905029829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905029829A), Sep 5, 1998: Cessna 305A (N5245G), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. (-23) Banner tow operation. Banner would not release so pilot landed with banner attached to aircraft. Banner contacted runway first causing aircraft to lose…
- [Accident 19880110000509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880110000509A), Jan 10, 1988: Cessna 305A (N5245G), Littleton, CO, Substantial damage. Poorly snow plowed landing strip. Pilot allowed aircraft to hit a snow ridge. Aircraft then cartwheeled.

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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