- Date
- March 13, 1991, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Angola, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N51396Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910313005329A
- Case key
- 36890
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to insure the magneto switch was off prior to moving the propeller.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was having difficulty starting the engine and the starter remained engaged. He primed the engine and said he believed he turned the mags off. He rotated the propeller by hand and the engine started. The airplane moved under its own power and struck a hangar. Post accident examination of the engine showed that both mags were grounded and the magneto switch would ground both mags in the off position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51396
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15069977
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Franklin H. Meyers
- Registered owner
- Franklin H. Meyers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- D22 · Angola Airport
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 107 total · 107 in this make and model · 74 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.