- Date
- October 19, 1989, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Brooten, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7047XCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891019042039A
- Case key
- 34900
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to use proper starting procedures and the excessive throttle setting.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While hand propping his unattended aircraft, the pilot said he felt he left the throttle too FAR advanced, and when it started, the acft began to accelerate. He attempted to run around to the cabin door to gain control, but was injured when he was struck by the horizontal stabilizer. The acft continued on and struck a airport fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7047X
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15059147
- Airframe hours
- 4,296
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Beery, John E.
- Registered owner
- Beery, John E
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 8, 1988 · 16 hours before
- Destination
- NONE · Renville, MN
- Airport
- 6D1 · Brooten, runway 15, 3,500 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 538 total · 425 in this make and model · 425 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AXN, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.