# Accident 20251109016659A: Cessna 150, Marana, AZ, November 9, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2025, 11:05 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Marana Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4096° N, 111.2184° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4096&lon=-111.2184&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6495T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6495T) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 509 total, 478 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251109016659A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS OPERATING A CESSNA 150, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE TAXIING TO THE RUNDAY, TO DEPART, HE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT AND THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY WAS PREVENTING A NORMAL RESTART.

THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED A SMALL PVC TUBE CHOCK IN FRONT OF THE TIRE. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO HAND-PROP THE AIRCRAFT.  THE ENGINE KICKED OVER, STARTED AND THEN ROLLED FORWARD, OVER THE CHOCK, STRICKING AND DAMAGING AN AIRPORT FENCE.   SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED.

## 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 WPR26LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA042), Nov 9, 2025: Cessna 150 (N6495T), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper starting procedure which resulted in the airplane’s unexpected movement and subsequent impact with an airport fence.

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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