ATL86LA221
1986-08-08 · BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport BWG
Current FAA registration · N78261
- Make / Model
- TEMCO GC-1B
- Year of manufacture
- 1946 · 40 years old at event
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR C125 SERIES (125 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 2 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 19770812
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S AA9B38
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
PLT REPORTED THAT HE FAILED TO REPOSITION THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM AUXILLARY FUEL TANK TO MAIN FUEL TANK DURING THE LANDING CHECK. ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_ATL86LA221.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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