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MKC89LA120

1989-05-31 · ALEXANDRIA, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AXN

Current FAA registration · N85459

Make / Model
AERONCA 7AC
Year of manufacture
1946 · 43 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560315
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ABB95D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THAT PROPER STARTING PROCEDURES WERE NOT FOLLOWED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT TIED DOWN.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ACFT BY HAND PROPPING, THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE ACFT JUMPED THE CHOCKS. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A PARKED ACFT, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH ACFT. THE PLT SAID THAT HE MUST HAVE MISJUDGED THE THROTTLE POSITION, CAUSING THE EXCESSIVE THRUST AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MKC89LA120.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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