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LAX82DUG12

1982-05-28 · PALM SPRINGS, California, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PSP

N1009R has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (NANCHANG CHINA CJ-6A), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER STARTING THE ENGINES AT NIGHT, A SIGNAL WAS GIVEN TO A LINE SERVICE EMPLOYEE TO DISCONNECT THE APU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISCONNECT THE APU, THE LINE SERVICE EMPLOYEE MOVED INTO THE PATH OF THE RIGHT PROPELLER AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_LAX82DUG12.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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