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MIA86LA219

1986-07-26 · FORT MYERS, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HIS NON-RATED WIFE WAS ONBOARD THE ACFT WHILE HE WAS PULLING THE PROPELLER THROUGH, PRIMING THE ENGINE. WHILE DOING SO, THE ENGINE STARTED DUE TO THE MAG SWITCH BEING LEFT ON. THE ACFT THEN TAXIED UNCONTROLLED, COLLIDING WITH A PARKED CESSNA 210 & A MOONEY 201. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MIA86LA219.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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