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SEA83LA182

1983-08-21 · ARLINGTON, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport S88

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER WHILE TAXIING UNOCCUPIED AFTER BEING HAND PROPPED FOR A START BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HEWAS UNABLE TO START THE ACFT NORMALLY SO HE HAND PROPPED IT WITH NO ONE IN THE COCKPIT. THE UNOCCUPIED ACFT TAXIED FROM THE RAMP ACROSS THE TAXIWAY AND RWY. THE ACFTS NOSED GEAR SHEARED IN THE SOFT GROUND OFF THE RWY AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_SEA83LA182.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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