# Accident 20050409005089A: Cessna 150, Independence, OR, April 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2005, 18:00 local time
- Place: Independence, OR
- Airport: Independence State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8667° N, 123.1983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8667&lon=-123.1983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7771E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7771E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 10 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050409005089A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA05CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA079), Apr 9, 2005: Cessna 150 (N7771E), Independence, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to secure the airplane while starting the engine by hand-propping.

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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