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ATL86FLT05

1986-03-21 · MEMPHIS, Tennessee, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MEM

Current FAA registration · N4276H

Make / Model
PIPER PA-14
Year of manufacture
1948 · 38 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560713
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A518D2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND A HANGAR DOOR DURING TAXI AFTER THE PLT HAND-PROPPED THE UNOCCUPIED ACFT. THE PTL SAID THAT THE THOUGHT THE 'SWITCHES WERE OFF'.HE WAS PULLING THE PROP TO 'LOOSEN' THE OIL WHEN THE ENG STARTED AND THE ACFT STARTED TO ROLL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL86FLT05.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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