Cessna 150 N7771E
9 April 2005 · Independence, Oregon, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 April 2005 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N7771E was involved in an accident near Independence, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Independence, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Independence State Airport (7S5)
- Coordinates
- 44.8667, -123.1983
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N7771E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Independence → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA05CA079
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to secure the airplane while starting the engine by hand-propping.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was hand-propping the airplane to start it, and it taxied away with him hanging onto the left wing strut. The airplane subsequently impacted two other parked airplanes. The accident airplane's right wing spar and strut were bent.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2005 | Cessna 150L | Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Cessna 150M | Renton, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Aug 2005 | Cessna 150G | Mountain View, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 2005 | Cessna 150L | Spokane, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2005 | Cessna 150F | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Mitchell Morgan | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Cessna 150L | Kellogg, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2005 | Cessna 185F | Medford, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2005 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Scheibe SF-28A TANDEM-FALKE | North Plains, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 2005 | Cessna 172 | Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2005 | Mooney M20K | Roseburg, Oregon, United States | Albert G. Satterla | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 2005 | Cessna 182G | Sweet Home, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |