# Accident 19851003054549A: Cessna STC150, Lake Charles, LA, October 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1985, 12:43 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67803, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67803-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 803 total, 8 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851003054549A

## Narrative

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

DITCHED INTO LAKE CHARLES BECAUSE OF FUEL EXHAUSTION WHILE TOWING BANNERS.  DID NOT HAVE A BANNER TOW WAIVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW86LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA002), Oct 3, 1985: Cessna 152 (N67803), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N67803 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890825031899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825031899A), Aug 25, 1989: Cessna 152 (N67803), Selbyville, DE, Substantial damage. Engine rough, lost power and seized on banner pickup climb. Dropped banner. Nosed over landing.

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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