# Incident 19890212012569I: Cessna 150, Waterville, WA, February 12, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Waterville, WA
- Airport: Waterville Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6560° N, 120.0565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERVILLE (2S5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6560&lon=-120.0565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7796E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7796E-1992-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890212012569I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED AT HIGH SPEED AFTER PROPPING. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT AND A HANGAR.

## Other reports on N7796E (1)

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

- [Incident 19801209087389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801209087389I), Dec 9, 1980: Cessna 150 (N7796E), Pendleton, OR, Minor damage. Student pilot landed on highway during VFR flight in marginal weather. Hit a guard rail.

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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