Dec 28, 1999
Accident
Substantial NEW ORLEANS, LA
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
The pilot's inadvertent starting of the engine. Factors were the pilot's failure to set the mixture control to the off position, and the intermittent short in the starter switch.
NTSB FTW00LA055