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NYC87LA168

1987-04-22 · SANFORD, Maine, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SFM

Current FAA registration · N58032

Make / Model
TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65
Year of manufacture
1943 · 44 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560521
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A778C4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS BEING HAND PROPPED FROM BEHIND THE PROP ON THE RGT SIDE WHEN THE ENG STARTED. THE PLANE JUMPED THE CHOCK, KNOCKED THE PLT TO THE GROUND, TURNED TO THE RGT & COLLIDED WITH A PARKED ACFT IN THE TIE-DOWN AREA. THE ACFT WAS NOT TIED DOWN & ONLY THE RGT MAIN WHEEL WAS CHOCKED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87LA168.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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