NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA87IA127
Registry · N146AP
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
DJI AGRAS T40
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0B908
Registrant of record
AG PARTNERS COOP
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING PUSHBACK AND WHILE STARTING THE #4 ENGINE THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT WHICH PROVIDES ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENGINE STARTER TRIPPED OFF THE LINE. THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENGINE STARTER RESULTED IN A HUNG START AT APPROXIMATELY 25% N2 RPM. WITHOUT ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE STARTER THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE MOTORED CONSEQUENTLY POOLED FUEL CONTINUED TO BURN WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CREW WAS ADVISED OF THE FIRE CONDITION, DISCHARGED THE #4 ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND ORDERED AN EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIRE TERMINATED SHORTLY AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EVACUATION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_SEA87IA127.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
Full investigation docket on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
Beyond the agency record
Search this event elsewhere.
Pre-filled searches into the sources where news + community discussion of aviation events lives. External sources are reported, not agency. Treat them as signal that something happened, not as fact about what happened.
Entity-clustered aviation events in the press — last 24 hr + 30-day archive.
Official agency record + docket.
Investigative docket: factual reports, photos, transcripts.
Long-running aviation incident database (Flight Safety Foundation).
Community NTSB synthesis blog — often has photos and witness reports.
Gold-standard aviation incident blog.
Aviation industry news search.
GA pilot forum — informed but rumor-prone.
GA pilot subreddit search.
Tail-number page — flight history (free tier limited).
AOPA Air Safety Institute search.
Mainstream press coverage. Recent events only.
Privacy-preserving news search.
External links open in a new tab. We don't ingest their content; we deep-link search queries.