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ATL86FMG03

1986-01-15 · WEST COLUMBIA, South Carolina, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CAE

N441CD has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 II, built 2009), which was not involved in this event.

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Factual narrative

DURING FINAL APPROACH THE PLT NOTICED ACFT FLYING 'UNUSUAL' AND ELECTED GO-AROUND. DURING POWER-UP, THE ACFT LOST POWER AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET NEAR THE ARPT. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD INADVERTENLY PLACED THE FUEL SELECTOR IN X-FEED AND HAD EXHAUSTED THE FUEL SUPPLY IN THE RIGHT WING BY FEEDING BOTH ENGINES. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL86FMG03.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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