# Accident 20020930029939A: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT, Little Falls, MN, September 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2002, 17:45 local time
- Place: Little Falls, MN
- Airport: Little Falls/Morrison Co Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9497° N, 94.3475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9497&lon=-94.3475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50107, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (registry code 8850408, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK DCO65TCRAFT
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020930029939A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI02LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA298), Sep 30, 2002: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N50107), Little Falls, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate starting procedure by the pilot.

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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