Cessna 150 N976HB

Summary

On 9 November 2009 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N976HB, operated by Herbert M. Bartell, was involved in an accident near York, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 November 2009 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

York, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

York Airport (THV)

Coordinates

39.9169, -76.8706

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N976HB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Herbert M. Bartell

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

York → York

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA058

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inadvertent encounter with a rotating propeller.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot connected his car battery to the airplane's battery with jumper cables and started the airplane's engine. He stated that the airplane's wheels were not chocked, the parking brake was not set, and as he detached the jumper cables from the airplane's battery the airplane "started to taxi." The pilot stopped the airplane by holding on to the wing strut, and instructed the passenger inside the airplane to step on the toe brakes. During his second attempt to detach the jumper cables, the airplane moved forward again. According to the pilot, "I ran around again to stop the plane [and] I ran into the prop…" The pilot sustained a serious injury to his left arm.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.