- Date
- June 12, 1985, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- New Smyrna Bch, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N51261Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850612067629A
- Case key
- 31413
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While performing a banner towing flight the pilot encountered severe turbulence in the area of a thunderstorm and lost control of the acft. He stated he jettisoned the banner just before impact but still could not control the acft. The acft struck a small mangrove island and flipped inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51261
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150-69-878
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- American Banner Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 10, 1984
- Departed
- 34J · New Smyrna, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,470 in this make and model · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Observed at
- DAB, 27 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.