# NTSB NYC83LA174: Cessna 150M, N6416K, Atlantic City, NJ, July 14, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 14, 1983, 10:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA174
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35226/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA174

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi
  - object - aircraft parked/standing
  - starting procedure - premature, dual student (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, dual student (cause)

## Analysis

AFTER PREFLIGHT AND WHILE THE STUDENT PLT WAS WAITING FOR THE CFI TO BOARD THE ACFT HE STARTED THE ENG. THE ACFT BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. THE STUDENT, BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH ACFT, COULD NOT STOP THE ACFT PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH THE PARKED CESSNA 182Q.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6416K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6416K), registered now, S/N 15077692 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15077692
- Airframe hours: 2763
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Andrew R. Zepp
- Registered owner: Atlantic City Air Taxi, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 16, 1982, 91 hours before
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: ATY, Bader Field

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 4 total, 4 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F

## 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 19830714064599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830714064599A), Jul 14, 1983: Cessna 150M, Atlantic City, NJ, Substantial damage. Student started aircraft's engine without instructor on board. Unable to stop. Ran into a parked aircraft.

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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