# Accident 19861018049269A: Cessna 150L, Pacoima, CA, October 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Airport: Whiteman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2504° N, 118.4103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2504&lon=-118.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18737, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18737) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861018049269A

## Narrative

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

THE UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO PARKED PLANES AFTER THE PILOT HAND PROPPED THE ENGINE. PILOT HAD BEEN DRINKING.

## 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 LAX87LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA020), Oct 18, 1986: Cessna 150L (N18737), Pacoima, CA, 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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