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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 11AC · Jeanette, PA · May 17, 1987

Date: May 17, 1987 · 13:50 local
Place: Jeanette, PA
Airport: Pittsburgh Boquet Airpark
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3886E
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC87LA151
Reported as: Bbavia 11AC
Reported engine: Continental A658
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 539 total357 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N3886ERegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2018 · Aeronca 11ACS/N 11AC-S-80 · Built 1947 Airframe modelAeronca 11AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Chocked wheels and hand started engine. Aircraft jumped chocks and ran into trees.

As the FAA filed it

CHOCKED WHEELS AND HAND STARTED ENGINE. AIRCRAFT JUMPED CHOCKS AND RAN INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC87LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJeanette, PAThe plt put small chocks under the wheels, then began to hand prop the eng with no one at the controls. The eng started, & before the plt could reach the cockpit, the acft made svrl 360 deg turns & subsequently rolled into trees.May 17, 1987 · Substantial damage