# Accident 20000926013929A: Bbavia 11BC, Auburn, WA, September 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2000, 09:50 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3096° N, 122.2194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3096&lon=-122.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3954E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3954E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11BC (registry code 0191106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11bc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11BC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000926013929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER FUELING N3954E FOR A RETURN FLIGHT TO THE S36 AIRPORT, THE PIC SECURED THE A/C TO A SIGNPOST WITH A LENGTH OF NEW ROPE TO HOLD ITS PLACE WHILE THE A/C WAS HAND-PROPPED. THE PIC STATED THE A/C WAS NOT CHOKED, AND THERE WAS NO ONE SEATED AT THE CONTROLS WHILE IT WAS BEING STARTED. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, THE ROPE SECURING THE A/C TO THE POST BROKE, AND THE A/C ROLLED FORWARD AND IMPACTED THE FUEL ISLAND STRUCTURE.

## 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 SEA00LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA191), Sep 26, 2000: Aeronca 11BC (N3954E), Auburn, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately secure the aircraft prior to a manual engine start. A contributing factor was the excessive throttle setting on start.

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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