Aug 27, 1989
Accident
Substantial LEONARDTOWN, MD
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT BY NOT ASSURING THAT THE ACFT WAS PROPERLY SECURED, OR THAT SOMEONE WAS AT THE CONTROLS WHILE HE WAS HAND PROPPING THE ENGINE. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE THROTTLE CABLE.
NTSB BFO89LA077