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ATL85LA117

1985-03-13 · DECATUR, Alabama, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DCU

Current FAA registration · N60649

Make / Model
CESSNA 150J
Year of manufacture
1969 · 16 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19690321
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7E08F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING ENG START THE ACFT ACCELERATED INTO TWO PARKED ACFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PLT STATED THAT THE TOE BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE. POST CRASH INVESTIGATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE A PREEXISTING FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WHICH MAY HAVERENDERED THE BRAKES INOP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ATL85LA117.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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