- Date
- August 24, 1984, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- East Moriches, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5291GCessna 305A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840824046449A
- Case key
- 35397
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At the completion of a banner tow flt the banner was released and a climbing right turn to downwind was initiated. A loss of power was experienced on downwind. Unable to return to the arpt to land, a forced landing was made in a wooded area. Investigators found 1.5 gals of fuel in the rt tank and 8.5 gals in the lt tank. According to the plt, about 10 minues before dropping the banner he had intentionally run the rt tank dry. The lt tank was then selected for the remainder of the flt. No mechanical malfunctions were found; the engine was successfully test run after recovery of the wreckage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5291G
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23413
- Airframe hours
- 1,808
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-11B, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Spadaro, Bart
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 1, 1984 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- East Moriches, NY
- Destination
- East Moriches, NY
- Airport
- OB · Spadaro'S, runway 6, 2,200 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,570 total · 86 in this make and model · 1,482 as pilot in command · 91 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 18 knots, gusting 27
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5291G · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.