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CHI87LA007

1986-10-21 · LAKE VILLAGE, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport C98

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT START SO HE APPLIED THE ACFT HAND BRAKE AND PROCEEDED TO HAND PROP THE ACFT WITH NO ONE ABOARD. WHILE HAND PROPPING THE ACFT, THE ENGINE FIRED AND THE HAND BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. AS THE PLT WALKED AROUND THE RIGHT WING, THE ACFT BEGAN MOVING TOWARD A TELEPHONE POLE AND THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO BOARD THE ACFT. THE ACFT THEN IMPACTED THE TELEPHONE POLE AND CAME TO REST. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI87LA007.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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