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ATL87IA032

1986-11-30 · COLUMBUS, Georgia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CSG

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PLT RPTED HE WAS DESCENDING IN IMC FOR INSTRUMENT APPROACH WHEN ENG QUIT, RESTARTED FOR 30 SEC AFTER SWITCHING FUEL TANKS, AND QUIT AGAIN. ACFT BROKE OUT OF CLOUDS ABOUT 700 FEET, PLT LANDED ON INTERSTATE. ENG EXAM SHOWED ALTERNATE AIR DOOR SEAL BLOCKING INJECTOR SERVO INTAKE. SERVICE INSTRUCTION FOR DOOR SPRING NOT COMPLIED WITH. LAST INSPECTION WAS ANNUAL 10 MONTHS BEFORE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL87IA032.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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