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SEA89LA038

1989-01-19 · ARLINGTON, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport S88

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HAND-PROP THE ENGINE WITHOUT PROPERLY SECURING IT.

Factual narrative

THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO HAND-PROP THE ENG WITH THE ACFT UNSECURED AND NO ONE AT THE CONTROLS. THE ACFT MOVED AWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TAXIWAY SIGNS AND PARKED ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_SEA89LA038.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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