19880531042979I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150F · Norwich, NY · May 31, 1988

Date
May 31, 1988 · 10:00 local
Place
Norwich, NY
Airport
Lt Warren Eaton
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6459F
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
333 total40 in this make and model5 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.

During hand propping,aircraft broke free and hit hangar. Pilot tried to stop it. Throttle set too high for idle.

As the FAA filed it

DURING HAND PROPPING,AIRCRAFT BROKE FREE AND HIT HANGAR. PILOT TRIED TO STOP IT. THROTTLE SET TOO HIGH FOR IDLE.