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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Cottage Grve, OR · February 22, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1970
Place
Cottage Grve, OR · COTTAGE GRVE, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3139JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 2, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140304

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0404  70/2/22    COTTAGE GRVE,OREG   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 600
        TIME - 1600                    N3139J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTAGE GROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COTTAGE GRVE,OREG           COTTAGE GRVE,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- STARTED ACFT ENG THROTTLE IN FULL OPEN POSITION.HIT N6708S,SUB DMG.ACFT STOPPED AGAINST FENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3139J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cottage Grove

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.