# Incident 19791028054069I: Cessna 150M, St Petersburgh, FL, October 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: St Petersburgh, FL
- Airport: Clearwater
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66453, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66453) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028054069I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WINDSHIELD BROKEN BY BIRD STRIKE.

## Other reports on N66453 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900623022039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900623022039A), Jun 23, 1990: Cessna 150M (N66453), Rockledge, FL, Substantial damage. Student bounced and porpoised landing. Tried to go around with carb heat on and full flaps. Stalled into trees.
- [Incident 19800805067739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805067739I), Aug 5, 1980: Cessna 150M (N66453), Clearwater, FL, Minor damage. Hard landing caused nose wheel to separate from aircraft.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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