# Accident 19790619011249A: Cessna 150, Greeley, CO, June 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Weld Co
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4233° N, 104.7091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greeley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4233&lon=-104.7091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8995V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8995V-2012-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DTE49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619011249A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO ASSURE MAGS OFF WHILE OTHER PARTY HAND PROPPED AIRPLANE. ENGINE STARTED,PROP HIT PROPPERS ARM.

## 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 DEN79DTE49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE49), Jun 19, 1979: Cessna 150 (N8995V), Greeley, CO, no damage

## Other reports on N8995V (1)

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

- [Accident 19990911047689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990911047689A), Sep 11, 1999: Cessna 172M (N8995V), Tahola, WA, Substantial damage. (.4) While attempting to land on a recently cleared roadway, the aircraft bounced back into the air. When it touched back down, it veered to the right, and the…

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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