# NTSB NYC79FHJ05: Cessna 150, N714BZ, Farmingdale, NY, December 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1978
- Place: Farmingdale, NY · FARMINGDALE, NY
- Location: 40.7328° N, 73.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7328&lon=-73.4468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4124  78/12/11   FARMINGDALE, NY     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 800
        TIME - 0715                    N714BZ              PX-  0  0  0  HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADVISORY  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REPUBLIC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE, NY             LOCAL
        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- LINEMAN STRUCK ON KNEECAP BY PROPELLER DURING HAND START.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714BZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714BZ-1986-03-13), registration cancelled 1986-03-13, S/N 15079062 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Republic

## 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 19781211050709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211050709A), Dec 11, 1978: Cessna 150M, NY

## Other investigations on N714BZ (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 ATL86LLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LLT01), Oct 9, 1985: Cessna 150 (N714BZ), Livingston, TN, 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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