Accident Lockheed L-188A Electra N342HA, Thursday 9 October 1986
- ️Harro Ranter
| Date: | Thursday 9 October 1986 |
| Time: | 01:20 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-188A Electra |
| Owner/operator: | Zantop International Airlines |
| Registration: | N342HA |
| MSN: | 1128 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 41240 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 501 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boston, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Destination airport: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
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Sources:
NTSB NYC87LA010
Revision history:
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