Cessna 305A N5245G

Summary

On 17 April 1996 at about 20:29 local time, a Cessna 305A registered N5245G, operated by Chris E. Turner, was involved in an accident near Erie, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 April 1996 at 20:29

Classification

Accident

Location

Erie, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

40.0196, -105.0405

Aircraft

Cessna 305A

Registration

N5245G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Chris E. Turner

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW96LA172

Nobody was injured.

entanglement of the tow banner during banner pickup, and subsequent failure or inability to jettison the banner. A factor relating to the accident was: high gusty wind condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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After taking off from runway 15, the pilot initiated a banner pickup in winds that were from 230 degrees at 24 with gusts to 33 knots. The pilot reported that the banner became tangled during pickup, which created more drag than the airplane could overpower. According to him, 'the banner opened up like a parachute and raised above the airplane which made the release mechanism inoperable and unable to release.' Subsequently, the airplane touched down in a field approximately 1,200 feet beyond the departure end of the runway and was damaged.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.