# Accident 19790619043579A: Cessna 150M, 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 County
- 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: N8995U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8995U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619043579A

## Narrative

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

LOW BATTERY. OTHER STUDENT PILOT HAD PROPPED THE AIRCRAFT. CALLED FOR MAGS OFF. STRUCK ON ARM AS HOT PROP STARTED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8995U (1)

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

- [Incident 19791231035499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791231035499I), Dec 31, 1979: Cessna 150M (N8995U), Gaelton, CO, Minor damage. Pilot made unintentional landing while simulating forced 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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