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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Decatur, AL · March 13, 1985

Date
March 13, 1985 · 09:45 local
Place
Decatur, AL
Airport
Pryor
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N60649
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LA117
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
797 total455 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Started engine at high RPM, brakes would not stop aircraft. Struck two parked aircraft. Failed to close throttle.

As the FAA filed it

STARTED ENGINE AT HIGH RPM, BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP AIRCRAFT. STRUCK TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT. FAILED TO CLOSE THROTTLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.