# NTSB NYC78FHA23: Cessna 150, N5941G, Allentown, PA, May 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1978
- Place: Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FHA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1219  78/5/20    ALLENTOWN,PA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N5941G              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 28, 1305 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLENTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALLENTOWN,PA                SLATINGTON,PA
        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- PILOT HAND PROP UNATTENDED ACFT.STRUCK CESSNA NT835U-MINOR DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5941G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5941G-1982-08-17), registration cancelled 1982-08-17, S/N 15071441 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Allentown

## 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 19780520012079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520012079A), May 20, 1978: Cessna A150K, Allentown, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot hand prop unattended acft. Struck Cessna NT835U-minor dmg.

## Other investigations on N5941G (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 NYC75DHJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHJ02), Jul 20, 1974: Cessna 150 (N5941G), Aqueboque, NY, substantial damage

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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