NTSB BFO91LA010 — 1990-11-04 · FARMVILLE, Virginia, United States

Current FAA registration · N1336J

Make / Model: AERONCA 0-58B
Year of manufacture: 1947 · 43 years old at event
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19570411
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A08989

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1336J Aeronca L3B None

Probable cause & findings

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY SECURE THE AIRCRAFT WHILE STARTING THE ENGINE BY HAND PROPING.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP START HIS AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE. HE TIED DOWN THE TAIL AND CHOCKED THE FRONT TIRES, AND STARTED THE AIRCRAFT PER NORMAL 'HOT START' PROCEDURES. AS THE PILOT WALKED AROUND THE AIRCRAFT, THE TIE DOWN ROPE BROKE. THE UNATTENDED AIRCRAFT JUMPED THE CHOCKS AND PROCEEDED ACROSS THE RAMP, EVENTUALLY COLLIDING WITH THE CORNER OF A HANGAR AND A VAN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_BFO91LA010.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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