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Lockheed L188A N342HA

9 October 1986 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 9 October 1986 at about 05:20 local time, a Lockheed L188A registered N342HA was involved in an accident near Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 4 people were on board. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 05:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nearest airport
Logan Airport (BOS)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Lockheed L188A
Registration
N342HA
Category
Airplane
Engines
4
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Newark
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
NYC87LA010

People

Injuries not recorded.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING ENGINE START NUMBER 4 ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE SIGNAL WAS GIVEN TO THE GROUND CREWMAN TO DISCONNECT THE AIR START UNIT. THE ENGINEER THOUGHT HE HEARD 'START NUMBER 3'. ENGINE NUMBER 4 WAS SHIFTED UP, IT STABILIZED, AND ENGINE NUMBER 3 WAS STARTED. AFTER THE GROUND CREWMAN DISCONNECTED THE AIR START UNIT, HE TURNED AROUND AND WALKED INTO THE PROPELLER OF THE NUMBER 3 ENGINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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