# Accident 19901104051549A: Aronca L3B, Farmville, VA, November 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1990, 13:36 local time
- Place: Farmville, VA
- Airport: Farmville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2898° N, 78.3909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2898&lon=-78.3909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1336J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1336J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 0-58B (registry code 0191006, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA L3B
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,051 total, 54 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901104051549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PROPPED ENGINE. IT STARTED BROKE TIE DOWN AND JUMPED CHOCKS. HIT HANGAR AND VEHICLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO91LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA010), Nov 4, 1990: Aeronca L3B (N1336J), Farmville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY SECURE THE AIRCRAFT WHILE STARTING THE ENGINE BY HAND PROPING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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