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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7AC · Glens Falls, NY · July 20, 1997

Date: July 20, 1997 · 15:30 local
Place: Glens Falls, NY
Airport: Warren County
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N84741
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine: Continental A658
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total222 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N84741Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-3457 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC 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.

Narrative: donald c. latterell was hand prop starting aronca champ N84714 and determined that the engine was flooded. Mr. Latterell went to the cockpit, opened the throttle and turned the ignition switch off. After pulling the engine through 16 blades, Mr. Latterell went back to the cockpit and turned the ignition on while leaving the throttle full open. N84714 started on the first attempt and went to full power. While Mr. Latterell was attempting to close the throttle, the aircraft turned and taxied under its own power into another aircraft BE-24 N60021. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DONALD C. LATTERELL WAS HAND PROP STARTING ARONCA CHAMP N84714 AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FLOODED. MR. LATTERELL WENT TO THE COCKPIT, OPENED THE THROTTLE AND TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF. AFTER PULLING THE ENGINE THROUGH 16 BLADES, MR. LATTERELL WENT BACK TO THE COCKPIT AND TURNED THE IGNITION ON WHILE LEAVING THE THROTTLE FULL OPEN. N84714 STARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND WENT TO FULL POWER. WHILE MR. LATTERELL WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED AND TAXIED UNDER ITS OWN POWER INTO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT BE-24 N60021. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.