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| Date: | Wednesday 1 May 1985 |
| Time: | 10:16 |
| Type: |  Cessna 305A |
| Owner/operator: | Phenix Flight Signs,Inc. |
| Registration: | N5292G |
| MSN: | 22515 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8000 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Myrtle Beach-Grand Strand Airport, SC (CRE) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | North Myrtle Beach-Grand Strand Airport, SC (CRE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
After a banner pickup the pilot 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 pilot lost directional control of the aircraft and crashed on the west side of runway 05.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB id 20001214X36355
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 July 2022 | N5292G | Private | 0 | near McKinney-Square Air Airport, TX (TS63) | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 26-Sep-2022 18:44 | harro | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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