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SEA88LA194

1988-07-22 · EPHRATA, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport WA22

Current FAA registration · N33713

Make / Model
AERONCA 65-LB
Year of manufacture
1941 · 47 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-145B SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560713
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3B267

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT SET THE PARKING BRAKE, THEN HAND-PROPPED THE AIRCRAFT. HE DID NOT TIE THE AIRCRAFT DOWN NOR WAS IT CHOCKED. ALSO, HE MOMENTARILY LEFT THE AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED; AT THAT TIME, IT BEGAN MOVING & SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_SEA88LA194.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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