# Incident 19860511040679I: Cessna 150E, St Petersburg, FL, May 11, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1986, 15:15 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N6080T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6080T-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860511040679I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED MODERATE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE WHILE TOWING A BANNER. SHEAR LINK BROKE AND BANNER DROPPED.

## Other reports on N6080T (3)

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

- [Accident 19980912023759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980912023759A), Sep 12, 1998: Cessna 150E (N6080T), Sarasota-Brand, FL, Substantial damage. Bannertowing acft experienced engine failure and crashed in a grass field. (.19) on September 12, 1998, about 1610 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150E,…
- [Incident 19960629023929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960629023929I), Jun 29, 1996: Cessna 150E (N6080T), Sarasota-Brand, FL. Narrative: on 29 June 1996 Mr. William bruckner transmitted on the Sarasota, FL control tower frequency to instruct his aircraft that was pulling an…
- [Accident 19950924030169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950924030169A), Sep 24, 1995: Cessna STC150 (N6080T), Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on banner tow. Dropped banner. Landed on causeway. Wing struck a light pole. Fuel was depleted.

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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