# NTSB MIA79DLA52: Cessna 150, N5603G, Brunswick, GA, September 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1979
- Place: Brunswick, GA · BRUNSWICK, GA
- Location: 31.1361° N, 81.4669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brunswick, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1361&lon=-81.4669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLA52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2068   79/9/7    BRUNSWICK,GA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1525                    N5603G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1600 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENCO JETPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRUNSWICK,GA               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- POSITIONING PROP FOR HAND-PROPPING,PROP SNAPPED ONE TURN.STDNT AT CTLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5603G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5603G-2002-12-16), registration cancelled 2002-12-16, S/N 15071103, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: No damage
- Airport: Glenco Jetport

## 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 19790907023359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790907023359A), Sep 7, 1979: Cessna 150, Brunswick, GA. Instructor was turning prop prior to hand-propping with student at controls. Engine started. Prop hit instructor.

## Other investigations on N5603G (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 MIA02FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA152), Aug 15, 2002: Cessna 150J (N5603G), Brunswick, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's decision to takeoff in an over gross weight…

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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