# NTSB NYC80FA079: Cessna 305, N5168G, Newburyport, MA, August 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1980
- Place: Newburyport, MA · NEWBURYPORT, MA
- Location: 42.8123° N, 70.8866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newburyport, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8123&lon=-70.8866&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1740  80/8/27    NEWBURYPORT,MA      CESSNA 305          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 519
        TIME - 1500                    N5168G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 187 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLUM ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWBURYPORT,MA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- DRG BANNER PICKUP,GRAPPLING HOOK/ROPE JAMMED ELEVATOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5168G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5168G), registered now, S/N 21186, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plum Island

## 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 19800827037679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800827037679A), Aug 27, 1980: Cessna 305A, Newburyport, MA, Substantial damage. Grappling hook on banner tow pick up wrapped on elevator, jamming same, nose down airplane nosed over landing.

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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