# NTSB LAX76DUM20: Cessna 150, N19346, Agua Caliente, CA, February 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1976
- Place: Agua Caliente, CA · AGUA CALIENTE, CA
- Location: 38.3241° N, 122.4880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Agua Caliente, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3241&lon=-122.4880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0401  76/2/28    AGUA CALIENTE,CA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 1150                    N19346              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AGUA CALIENTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AGUA CALIENTE,CA           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- NON-PLT PAX WAS HOLDING BRAKES WHILE PLT PROPPED ENG.STARTED AT HI RPM & ROLLED.PAX JUMPED OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19346](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19346), registered now, S/N 15074356, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Agua Caliente

## 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 19760228005219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760228005219A), Feb 28, 1976: Cessna A150K, Agua Caliente, CA, Substantial damage. Non-plt pax was holding brakes while plt propped eng. Started at hi RPM & rolled. Pax jumped out.

## Other investigations on N19346 (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 OAK73FXQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FXQ28), Apr 26, 1973: Cessna 150 (N19346), Portola, CA, substantial damage

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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