# NTSB FTW86LRA10: Cessna 150L, N19271, Houston, TX, March 1, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: March 1, 1986, 12:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Houston, TX
- Coordinates: 29.87096, -95.530265 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8710&lon=-95.5303&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86LRA10
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22128/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRA10

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Propeller/rotor contact to person, standing - starting engine(s)
  - judgment - poor, flight instructor(on ground) (cause)
  - starting procedure - improper, flight instructor(on ground) (cause)
  - proper assistance - not attained, flight instructor(on ground) (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT FAILED TO START SO THE CFI GOT OUT TO TURN THE PROP. THE MAG SWITCH WAS LEFT ON AND THE ENG FIRED AS THE CFI MOVED THE PROP BLADE. THE CFI WAS STRUCK BY THE BLADE AND SEROUSLY INJURED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19271](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19271), registered now, S/N 15074292, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15074292
- Airframe hours: 3324
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Northwest Flight Center
- Registered owner: Ergun Bilir
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 26, 1986, 2 hours before
- Airport: T17, Weiser Air Park

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 443 total, 70 in this make and model, 354 as pilot in command, 33 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860301004319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860301004319A), Mar 1, 1986: Cessna 150L, Houston, TX. CFI got out of aircraft after a start attempt. Mags in on position. Moved propeller,engine fired,blade struck CFI.

## Other investigations on N19271 (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 FTW98LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA255), May 31, 1998: Cessna 150L (N19271), Pearland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of the wrong runway/landing area. A factor was the lack of visual runway cues available to the pilot.

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.

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