# Incident 19791121044989I: Cessna 150L, Rome, GA, November 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Rome, GA
- Airport: Richard B Russell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3506° N, 85.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Richard B Russell Airport (RMG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3506&lon=-85.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5261Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5261Q-2018-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 7 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791121044989I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MOVED PROP, ENGINE STARTED UP AND RAN INTO A HANGAR. DAMAGED BOTH. MAGNETOS WERE PROPERLY GROUNDED.

## Other reports on N5261Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19750228003939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750228003939A), Feb 28, 1975: Cessna 150L (N5261Q), Avon Park, FL, Substantial damage

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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