# NTSB Accident BFO89LA077
> **TAYLORCRAFT BC-65** · 1989-08-27 · LEONARDTOWN, MD, USA · NONE
## 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.

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