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LAX86LA355

1986-09-17 · EL MONTE, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport EMT

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START SO HE SECURED THE LEFT WING AND HAND PROPPED THE ENGINE. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN MOVING IN A CIRCULAR PATH TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_LAX86LA355.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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