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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Independence, OR · April 9, 2005

Date
April 9, 2005 · 18:00 local
Place
Independence, OR
Airport
Independence State Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7771E
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA05CA079
Reported as
Cessna 150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
260 total10 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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.

(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted hand propped N7771E, C-150, for the purpose of departing 7S5 to fly to mmv. When the engine started, the aircraft immediately began to move forward, because it was not secured. N7771E struck two parked aircraft before it came to a stop. N7771E incurred major leading edge damage to its right wing and spar.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ HAND PROPPED N7771E, C-150, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEPARTING 7S5 TO FLY TO MMV. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SECURED. N7771E STRUCK TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP. N7771E INCURRED MAJOR LEADING EDGE DAMAGE TO ITS RIGHT WING AND SPAR.

NTSB investigation

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