# Accident 19890826034479A: Cessna 150L, Gaithersburg, MD, August 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1395° N, 77.2101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1395&lon=-77.2101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6840G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6840G) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826034479A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA076), Aug 26, 1989: Cessna 150 (N6840G), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE AIRPLANE OR OBTAIN PROPER ASSISTANCE.

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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