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CHI89DEM08

1989-09-04 · WEST BRANCH, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport Y31

N5292B has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC S-57A), which was not involved in this event.

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Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S DECISION TO HAND PROP THE ENGINE WITH A NON-PILOT AT THE CONTROLS AND THE PASSENGER'S APPLICATION TO FULL THROTTLE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS PANIC OF THE PASSENGER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_CHI89DEM08.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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