# Accident 19861009052259A: Lkheed 188ALKHEED, Boston, MA, October 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1986, 01:20 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZIAA
- Location: 42.3629° N, 71.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3629&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342HA-1994-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 188C (registry code 5262604, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 188ALKHEED
- Reported engine: ALLSN 501D*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,426 total, 3,900 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861009052259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

A GROUND CREWMAN WALKED INTO A PROPELLER. THE PILOT FAILED TO SUPERVISE THE ENGINEER WHO WAS STARTING THE ENGINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC87LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA010), Oct 9, 1986: Lockheed L188A (N342HA), Boston, MA, no damage

## Other reports on N342HA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890427020379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890427020379I), Apr 27, 1989: Lkheed 188C (N342HA), Detroit, MI. Unable to get gear up or down and locked light. Finally got gear down. Lack of lubrication caused the problem.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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