# Accident 19790907023359A: Cessna 150, Brunswick, GA, September 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1979, 15:25 local time
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Airport: Glynco Jetport
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1361° N, 81.4669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brunswick, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1361&lon=-81.4669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5603G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5603G-2002-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790907023359A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR WAS TURNING PROP PRIOR TO HAND-PROPPING WITH STUDENT AT CONTROLS. ENGINE STARTED. PROP HIT INSTRUCTOR.

## 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 MIA79DLA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA52), Sep 7, 1979: Cessna 150 (N5603G), Brunswick, GA, no damage

## Other reports on N5603G (2)

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

- [Accident 20020815020099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020815020099A), Aug 15, 2002: Cessna 150J (N5603G), Brunswick, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Subject aircraft departed runway 07 at bqk for local flight with two occupants onboard. The combined weight of both occupants was approximately 510…
- [Incident 19830117023349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830117023349I), Jan 17, 1983: Cessna 150J (N5603G), Burnswick, GA, Minor damage. Student out of fuel 8 miles from destination. Had not received proper preflight fuel planning or supervision.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.