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CHI86LA093

1986-02-27 · ELKHART, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport EKM

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO START THE ACFT ENG AND GOT OUT TO PULL THE PROP THROUGH BY HAND. THE MAGNETO SWITCH HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE BOTH POSITION AND THE ENG STARTED AS THE PASSENGER PRIMED THE ENG WHILE THE PLT PULLED THE PROP THROUGH. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT BY HOLDING THE WING. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT TAXIED INTO A HANGAR WALL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI86LA093.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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