# Accident 19950924030169A: Cessna STC150, Sarasota, FL, September 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1995, 14:25 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&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 STC150
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950924030169A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON BANNER TOW. DROPPED BANNER. LANDED ON CAUSEWAY. WING STRUCK A LIGHT POLE. FUEL WAS DEPLETED.

## 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 MIA95LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA234), Sep 24, 1995: Cessna 150 (N6080T), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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…
- [Incident 19860511040679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860511040679I), May 11, 1986: Cessna 150E (N6080T), St Petersburg, FL. Encountered moderate clear air turbulence while towing a banner. Shear link broke and banner dropped.

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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