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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Gaithersburg, MD · August 26, 1989

Date
August 26, 1989 · 16:30 local
Place
Gaithersburg, MD
Airport
Montgomery County Arpk Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6840G
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO89LA076
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Low battery. Pulled prop thru by hand. Engine started. Struck and piled up three planes on ramp. Mag hot power open

As the FAA filed it

LOW BATTERY. PULLED PROP THRU BY HAND. ENGINE STARTED. STRUCK AND PILED UP THREE PLANES ON RAMP. MAG HOT POWER OPEN

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.