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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT · Little Falls, MN · September 30, 2002

Date: September 30, 2002 · 17:45 local
Place: Little Falls, MN
Airport: Little Falls/Morrison Co Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N50107
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI02LA298
Reported as: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT

N50107Registered now · Taylorcraft DCO-65S/N L-4984 · Built 1943 Airframe modelTaylorcraft DCO-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Mr. Burns hand-propped his aircraft on the ramp in Little Falls, MN., without the use of a qualified person in the cockpit or the use of chocks to secure the airplane. After the engine started, it moved under it's own power across the ramp in a curved ground track until it impacted a building and a plot of pine trees near the terminal building, without a person at the controls.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. BURNS HAND-PROPPED HIS AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP IN LITTLE FALLS, MN., WITHOUT THE USE OF A QUALIFIED PERSON IN THE COCKPIT OR THE USE OF CHOCKS TO SECURE THE AIRPLANE. AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED, IT MOVED UNDER IT'S OWN POWER ACROSS THE RAMP IN A CURVED GROUND TRACK UNTIL IT IMPACTED A BUILDING AND A PLOT OF PINE TREES NEAR THE TERMINAL BUILDING, WITHOUT A PERSON AT THE CONTROLS.

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 CHI02LA298Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLittle Falls, MNThe inadequate starting procedure by the pilot.Sep 30, 2002 · Substantial damage