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NYC90LA214

1990-09-08 · SOUTHBRIDGE, Massachusetts, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 3B0

Current FAA registration · N89697

Make / Model
CESSNA 120
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC5F51

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT SAID HIS AIRPLANE HAD A LOW BATTERY AND HE HAND PROPPED IT WITH NO ONE AT THE CONTROLS, NOR WAS IT TIED DOWN. THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRPLANE MOVED UNDER ITS OWN POWER, STRIKING AN UNOCCUPIED AIRPLANE. THE PILOT SAID HE MAY HAVE BUMPED THE THROTTLE AS HE WAS EXITING THE AIRPLANE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_NYC90LA214.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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