# Accident 19891111044969A: Cessna 150M, Ocean City, NJ, November 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1989, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ocean City, NJ
- Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2629° N, 74.6053° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2629&lon=-74.6053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63009, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63009-1990-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 270 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891111044969A

## Narrative

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

CHOCKED WHEEL CRACKED THROTTLE. START BY HAND PROP 150 RAN INTO FENCE. PASSENGER HOLDING BRAKES PUSHED THROTTLE IN.

## 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 BFO90LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA015), Nov 11, 1989: Cessna 150M (N63009), Ocean City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN PROPER ASSISTANCE OR PROPERLY SECURE (TIE DOWN/CHOCK) THE AIRCRAFT.

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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