NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC87LA010
Registry · N342HA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
VERGE INC X7
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3C56C
Registrant of record
CAPE MAY AERIAL ADVERTISING LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING ENGINE START NUMBER 4 ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE SIGNAL WAS GIVEN TO THE GROUND CREWMAN TO DISCONNECT THE AIR START UNIT. THE ENGINEER THOUGHT HE HEARD 'START NUMBER 3'. ENGINE NUMBER 4 WAS SHIFTED UP, IT STABILIZED, AND ENGINE NUMBER 3 WAS STARTED. AFTER THE GROUND CREWMAN DISCONNECTED THE AIR START UNIT, HE TURNED AROUND AND WALKED INTO THE PROPELLER OF THE NUMBER 3 ENGINE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_NYC87LA010.txt.
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