# NTSB MIA74DKG03: Cessna 150, N22558, Swainsboro, GA, July 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1973
- Place: Swainsboro, GA · SWAINSBORO, GA
- Location: 32.5856° N, 82.3348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swainsboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5856&lon=-82.3348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2664   73/7/7    SWAINSBORO,GA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 460
        TIME - 1630                    N22558              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 390 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMANUEL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWAINSBORO,GA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- BRAKES NOT SET PAX PUSHED THROTTLE TO OPEN PSN INSTEAD OF CLOSED PSN.ACFT ROLLED INTO HANGAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22558](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22558), registered now, S/N 15068360, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Emanuel County

## 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 19730707028289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730707028289A), Jul 7, 1973: Cessna 150H, Swainsboro, GA, Substantial damage. Brakes not set pax pushed throttle to open psn instead of closed psn. Acft rolled into hangar.

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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