# NTSB NYC87LA090: Cessna 150C, N63218, Manville, NJ, February 17, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 17, 1987, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place: Manville, NJ
- Location: 40.5244° N, 74.5983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTRAL JERSEY RGNL (47N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5244&lon=-74.5983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA090
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30607/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA090

## Sequence of events

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

- Miscellaneous/other, standing - starting engine(s)
  - engine accessories,engine starter - erratic (contributing factor)
  - remedial action - initiated, pilot in command
  - aircraft preflight - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - starting procedure - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, taxi
  - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER MAKING A REST STOP, THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENG, USING A NORMAL START PROCEDURE, BUT THE STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HE TRIED TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT SAID THAT 'POSSIBLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS WEARING HEAVY GLOVES, I FAILED TO SHUT THE MAG SWITCH OFF COMPLETELY.'  HE THEN GOT OUT OF THE ACFT WITH THE INTENTION OF MOVING THE PROP SO THAT THE STARTER WOULD ENGAGE. AS HE MOVED THE PROP 'AN INCH OR TWO,' THE ENG STARTED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT STARTED MOVING & COLLIDED WITH TWO OTHER AIRPLANES BEFORE IT CAME TO REST.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63218](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63218-2018-01-12), registration cancelled 2018-01-12, S/N 15077184, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- 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: 15077184
- Airframe hours: 4897
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial observation, Part 91
- Operator: Solberg Aviation
- Registered owner: Solberg Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 11, 1987, 12 hours before
- Destination: N51, READINGTON, NJ
- Airport: 47N, Kupper

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,079 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 19870217003529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870217003529A), Feb 17, 1987: Cessna 150M, Manville, NJ, Substantial damage. Starter failed to engage. Deplaned to move prop. Engine started when prop was moved. Aircraft hit 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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