Cessna 305A accident near No.Myrtle Bch, South Carolina, May 1, 1985
On May 1, 1985 at about 2:16 pm local time, a Cessna 305A, registered N5292G, was destroyed in an accident near No.Myrtle Bch, South Carolina (Grand Strand airport). It was an other work-use flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 1, 1985 · about 2:16 pm local time
- Place
- No.Myrtle Bch, South Carolina · Grand Strand · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 305A · all 305As on the register
- Registration
- N5292G · registry record · serial 22515
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Other work-use flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 955 hours in all; 35 in this make and model; 100 in the last 90 days; 860 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 8,000 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection; 75 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,100 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470 SERIES (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: CRE at 2:15 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 5, 5,996 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:18 pm from CRE, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N5292G the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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