# NTSB NYC78FHM03: Cessna 150F, N8266F, Teterboro, NJ, January 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1978
- Place: Teterboro, NJ · TETERBORO, NJ
- Location: 40.8546° N, 74.0596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Teterboro, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8546&lon=-74.0596&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FHM03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0009  78/1/18    TETERBORO,NJ        CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 244
        TIME - 1345                    N8266F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TERTERBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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 WAS HAND PROPPING A/C,CONTROLS UNATTENDED,PA28-N40735 MINOR,M20C-N2627W & BE35-N91385,SUBST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8266F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8266F), registered now, S/N 15064366, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Terterboro

## 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 19780118000279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780118000279A), Jan 18, 1978: Cessna A150K, Teterboro, NJ, Substantial damage. Pilot was hand propping a/c,controls unattended,PA28-N40735 minorc-N2627W & BE35-N91385,subst.

## Other investigations on N8266F (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 NYC67D0231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0231), Aug 25, 1966: Cessna 150 (N8266F), Monticello, 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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