NONE · TAYLORCRAFT BC-65 · 1989-08-27 · LEONARDTOWN, MD, USA
Event
NTSB number
BFO89LA077
Event ID
20001213X29052
Type
Accident
Date
1989-08-27
Location
LEONARDTOWN, MD, USA
Coordinates
38.289997, -76.639434
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
TAYLORCRAFT
Model
BC-65
Registration
N24463
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT BY NOT ASSURING THAT THE ACFT WAS PROPERLY SECURED, OR THAT SOMEONE WAS AT THE CONTROLS WHILE HE WAS HAND PROPPING THE ENGINE. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE THROTTLE CABLE.