# NTSB MIA70DKW02: Cessna 150, N6431F, Athens, TN, March 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1970
- Place: Athens, TN · ATHENS, TN
- Location: 35.4568° N, 84.6046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4568&lon=-84.6046&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DKW02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKW02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1149   70/3/9    ATHENS,TENN         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 488
        TIME - 1040                    N6431F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 272 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCMINN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATHENS,TENN                 MADISONVILLE,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT SAID ENG REVVED UP AS HE KICKED CHOCK AWAY AFTER HAND PROPPING ACFT. HIT FUEL PUMPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6431F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6431F-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 15063031 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mcminn County

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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