# NTSB Accident GAA16CA162
> **PIPER PA24** · 2016-03-26 · Homestead, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA162
- **Event ID:** 20160328X11345
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-03-26
- **Location:** Homestead, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 25.505832, -80.553054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA24
- **Registration:** N55UA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots decision to hand prop the airplane's engine without securing the airplane, resulting a runaway airplane and collision with a fence.

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