# Accident 20081228853669A: Cessna 150F, Palestine, TX, December 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2008, 16:07 local time
- Place: Palestine, TX
- Airport: Palestine Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7501° N, 95.6404° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7501&lon=-95.6404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8212F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8212F-2009-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 226 total, 226 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081228853669A

## Narrative

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

AT 1607 ON 28 DECEMBER 2008, AT PALESTINE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KPSN), PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH HIS 6 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER ACCIDENTALLY STARTED HIS AIRCRAFT BY PULLING THE PROPELLER THROUGH BY HAND.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PROCEEDED ACROSS THE FIELD WITH HIS GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE AIRCRAFT, IMPACTING THE TREE LINE ABOUT EIGHT HUNDRED YARDS AWAY.  THE IMPACT DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT AND INJURED THE 6 YEAR OLD GIRL.  INJURIES TO THE PILOT WERE A LACERATION ON THE SCALP ALONG WITH BRUISES.  INJURIES TO THE 6 YEAR OLD GIRL WERE A LACERATION ACROSS THE FOREHEAD.

## 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 CEN09LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA107), Dec 28, 2008: Cessna 150F (N8212F), Palenstine, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to ensure security of the cockpit switches before rotating the propeller.

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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