# NTSB ATL85LA152: Cessna 305A, N5292G, No.Myrtle Bch, SC, May 1, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 1, 1985, 10:16 local (14:16 UTC)
- Place: No.Myrtle Bch, SC
- Coordinates: 33.820144, -78.669578 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8201&lon=-78.6696&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL85LA152
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6788/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA152

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - ground
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

AFTER A BANNER PICKUP THE PLT WAS INSTRUCTED BY COMPANY GROUP AND CREW TO RELEASE THE BANNER DUE TO A FOULED PICKUP. THE BANNER WAS RELEASED DURING A STEEP CLIMB OUT ALTITUDE. AS THE BANNER WAS RELEASED THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT & CRASHED ON THE WEST SIDE OF RWY 05. THE UNINJURED PLT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT BY GROUND PERSONNEL & THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5292G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5292G), registered now, S/N 22515, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22515
- Airframe hours: 8000
- Engines: Continental O-470 SERIES 213 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Other work use, Part 91
- Operator: C.D. Horton, doing business as Phenix Flight Signs,Inc.
- Registered owner: Phoenix Flight Signs, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Departed: CRE
- Airport: CRE, Grand Strand, runway 5, 5,996 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 955 total, 35 in this make and model, 860 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CRE, 1 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850501015159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850501015159A), May 1, 1985: Cessna 305A, Myrtle Beach, SC, Substantial damage. Climb out after banner release was too steep. Stalled at low altitude with no recovery room and impacted ground.

## Other investigations on N5292G (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 CEN22LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA325), Jul 15, 2022: Cessna 305A (N5292G), Mc Kinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during landing resulting in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall.

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.

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