NTSB

The pilot’s failure to set the friction lock on the throttle before hand propping the engine, which allowed the airplane to move forward and hit a credit card machine. Contributing to the accident was the malfunction of the parking brake for reasons that could not be determined.

The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel inspection.

The student pilot’s inadvertent movement of the fuel shutoff switch to the “off” position while attempting to take a picture of himself, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a subsequent ditching in open water.

The airplane’s impact by a bird during the initial climb.

The passenger’s inadvertent application of the brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

The pilot’s focus inside the cockpit during the base turn and final approach, which led to a high sink rate developing and a subsequent hard landing short of the runway.

The pilot’s distraction due to an open canopy during final approach, which resulted in a loss of altitude and ground impact short of the runway.

A stuck brake caliper, which overheated while the pilot was taxiing the airplane, caught fire, and subsequently destroyed the airplane.