# Accident 20040903023369A: Cessna 305A, Lawrence, MA, September 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Airport: Lawrence Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7169° N, 71.1233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7169&lon=-71.1233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5208G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5208G) (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: 4,130 total, 2,070 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040903023369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON BANNER PICK UP, BANNER ROPE HOOKED ONTO RIGHT MAIN GEAR, AIRCRAFT UNCONTROLLABLE AND CRASHED OFF END OF CROSSING RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC04CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA202), Sep 3, 2004: Cessna 305A (N5208G), Lawrence, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent pickup of a banner towline with the airplanes main landing gear after encountering gusting wind conditions. A factor related to the accident was the gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N5208G (1)

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

- [Accident 19900707024909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900707024909A), Jul 7, 1990: Cessna 305A (N5208G), Newburyport, MA, Substantial damage. Unable to release banner. Nosed over landing on grass with banner. Unauthorized tow hook factors.

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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