Cessna 150H accident near Nebraska City, Nebraska, June 24, 1984
On June 24, 1984 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Cessna 150H, registered N22732, was substantially damaged in an accident near Nebraska City, Nebraska (Grundman airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 24, 1984 · about 8:30 pm local time
- Place
- Nebraska City, Nebraska · Grundman · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150H · all 150Hs on the register
- Registration
- N22732 · no longer on the register · serial 15068481
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE WITH THE ELECTRICAL STARTER THE PILOT ELECTED TO PULL THE PROPELLER THROUGH BY HAND. WITH THE MAGNETO SWITCH 'OFF' AND A 2X6 INCH BOARD IN FRONT OF ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE THE ENGINE STARTED WHEN THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATED. THE ACFT JUMPED THE BOARD AND TAXIED UNMANNED INTO A BUILDING AND A TRAILER. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPORTED FINDING A LOOSE GROUND WIRE ON THE RIGHT MAGNETO.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine
- Flight time: 8,070 hours in all; 1,200 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 8,000 as pilot in command; 2,100 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,339 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 22, 1983; 70 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 3GN Nebraska City NE
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:48 pm from LNK, 42 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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