NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA92LA205
Registry · N21538
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
MOONEY M20M
Year of manufacture
1998
Engine
LYCOMING TIO-540-AF1B (270 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20140905
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1CEF7
Registrant of record
KEYSER SOZE LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S FAIURE TO OBTAIN PROPER ASSISTANCE AND TO PROPERLY SET THE THROTTLE.
Factual narrative
WHEN THE ACFT FAILED TO START BY USE OF THE STARTER, THE PILOT SET THE THROTTLE, EXITED THE ACFT AND ROTATED THE PROPELLER BY HAND TO START THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE REVVED TO A HIGH RPM WHEN IT STARTED. THE ACFT BROKE THE TIE DOWN ROPE ATTACHED TO THE TAIL, ACCELERATED ACROSS THE RAMP AND IMPACTED A TREE. THE PASSENGER DID NOT KNOW HOW TO STOP THE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1992_SEA92LA205.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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