# Accident 19900908038679A: Cessna 120, Southbridge, MA, September 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1990, 08:30 local time
- Place: Southbridge, MA
- Airport: Southbridge Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1011° N, 72.0388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHBRIDGE MUNI (3B0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1011&lon=-72.0388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89697, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89697) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 178 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908038679A

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED DUE LOW BATTERY. ENGINE STARTED,THROTTLE PART OPEN COULD NOT STOP AIRCRAFT. HIT 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 NYC90LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA214), Sep 8, 1990: Cessna 120 (N89697), Southbridge, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES.

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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