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LAX83FUA04

1983-07-10 · AVALON CATALINA, California, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AVX

Current FAA registration · N3602U

Make / Model
CESSNA 182F
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19630828
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A40EFD

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE ARM OF A LINEMAN WHO WAS ASSISTING THE PLT TO START THE ACFT THE PLT STATED THAT THE PROPELLER WAS TURNING SLOWLY AND HE ASKED FOR HELP. THE LINEMAN REQUESTED THAT ALL SWITCHES BE TURNED OFF AND PROCEED TOTURN THE PROPELLER WHICH IMMEDIATELY FIRED AND CONTINUED TO RUN. UPON EXAMINATION A P-LEAD ON THE MAGNETO WAS FOUND PULLED OUT OF THE LUG AT THE NOISE FILTER. THIS CAUSED THE MAGNETO TO BE HOT AT ALL TIMES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83FUA04.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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