# Accident 19890530013399A: Cessna 150L, Jacksonville, FL, May 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1989, 07:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3592° N, 81.5102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3592&lon=-81.5102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17018 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530013399A

## Narrative

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

LOW BATTERY. HAND STARTED ENGINE. AIRCRAFT UNSECURED TAXIED INTO A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA89LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA163), May 30, 1989: Cessna 150L (N17018), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO HAVE SOMEONE OPERATE THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKES AND ENGINE CONTROLS DURING HAND PROPPING THE ENGINE.

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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