# Incident 19971023030879I: Cessna 150F, Elba, AL, October 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1997, 14:50 local time
- Place: Elba, AL
- Airport: Elba
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4172° N, 86.0771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elba, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4172&lon=-86.0771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8722G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8722G-2000-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 250 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971023030879I

## Narrative

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

HAND PROP START. AIRCRAFT NOT SECURED TAXIED DOWN RUNWAY OVER BANK INTO TREES.

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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