Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after starting the engine, which resulted in a collision with a building.
NTSB analysis
The airplane had just returned from a training flight and the engine was still warm. The pilot said she had difficulty starting the engine and opened the throttle "just a bit." She said she set the parking brake and her feet were on the brakes. When the engine started, it went to high rpm. The airplane lurched forward and collided with the fixed base operator building. Examination of the brake system revealed no anomalies
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN14CA070 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 24, 2013
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Nearest airport
- Lakefront (KNEW)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 172
- N-number
- N113SF
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2001
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.