# Accident 19850313006779A: Cessna 150J, Decatur, AL, March 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1985, 09:45 local time
- Place: Decatur, AL
- Airport: Pryor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6541° N, 86.9454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRYOR FLD RGNL (DCU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6541&lon=-86.9454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60649, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60649) (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 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 797 total, 455 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850313006779A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL85LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA117), Mar 13, 1985: Cessna 150J (N60649), Decatur, AL, 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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