# NTSB LAX80FVM19: Cessna 150J, N50878, San Jose, CA, March 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1980
- Place: San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&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 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50878-2000-07-31), registration cancelled 2000-07-31, S/N 15069617 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Jose Muni

## 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 19800316006909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800316006909A), Mar 16, 1980: Cessna 150J, San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Hand-propped engine. Passenger opened throttle. When engine started, aircraft ran into a parked aircraft.

## Other investigations on N50878 (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 LAX99FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA091), Feb 6, 1999: Cessna 150J (N50878), Mariposa, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's premature descent into terrain during a dark nighttime approach. Also causal was his physiological impairment due to alcohol. A contributing factor was his psychological condition.

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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