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NYC88LA056

1987-11-11 · BEAVER FALLS, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

DURING HAND-PROPPING OF PIPER PA-28R, THE PASSENGER SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE TURNING PROP. HE RECEIVED A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC88LA056.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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