NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA87LA167
Registry · N2507K
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
AERO COMMANDER 100
Year of manufacture
1968 · 19 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19971106
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A25AD5
Registrant of record
LABONTE STEPHEN M
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DUE TO A LOW BATTERY CHARGE, THE PLT ELECTED TO HAND PROP THE ACFT TO START THE ENG. HE RPRTD THE ENG BECAME FLOODED, SO HE SHUT OFF THE MAGS & OPENED THE THROTTLE, TO CLEAR THE ENG WHILE HAND TURNING THE PROP. HE THEN TURNED ON THE MASTER SW & MAGS, BUT FAILED TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, WHILE HAND PROPPING WITH NO ONE AT THE CTLS, THE ENG STARTED & THE ACFT JUMPED THE CHOCKS & STRUCK AN UNOCCUPIED PLANE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1987_SEA87LA167.txt.
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- arXiv 2020 · arXiv preprint
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