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MKC88LA029

1987-12-16 · OSCEOLA, Arkansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 7M4

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING JUMP-STARTED FROM AN AUTOMOBILE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LEFT FOR SOME EQUIPMENT WHEN THE STUDENT CALLED HIM BACK AND SAID THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO BURN AND WAS DEMOLISHED. THE STUDENT STATED THERE WAS A PINHOLE LEAK COMING FROM A FUEL LINE AND HITTING A HOT TERMINAL OF THE BATTERY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MKC88LA029.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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