- Date
- March 16, 1980
- Place
- San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N50878Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800316006909A
- Case key
- 131467
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1447 80/3/16 SAN JOSE,CA. CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 641 TIME - 0900 N50878 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JOSE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JOSE,CA. LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- BATTERY LOW,HAND PROPPED ENG.PAX PUSHED THROTTLE IN AFTER START.BEECH V35B,N25744,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50878
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Jose Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N50878 · 1
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