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NYC93LA095

1993-04-30 · FARMINGDALE, New Jersey, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BLM

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURE, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE DOWN.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS STARTING THE ENGINE TO PREPARE FOR FLIGHT. HE PLACED THE THROTTLE IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION DURING THE START ATTEMPT. THE ENGINE STARTED AND BECAUSE THE THROTTLE WAS STILL IN THE FORWARD POSITION, IT DEVELOPED HIGH POWER. THE AIRPLANE LURCHED FORWARD AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RAMP. AFTER THIS OCCURRED, THE TAIL 'SLAMMED' ONTO THE TAILWHEEL AND DAMAGED THE FUSELAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_NYC93LA095.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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