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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.

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