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ATL87LA113

1987-04-12 · RIDGELAND, South Carolina, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 3J1

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Factual narrative

THE PLT WAS PRACTICING T/O & LDGS. DURING THE 2ND LDG, THE PLT REPTD RETARDING THROTTLE TO IDLE AND ENG DYING DURING ROLL-OUT. A RESTART WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND ANOTHER T/O COMP. AGAIN DURING LDG. ENG STOPPED DURING ROLL OUT. THIS TIME, THE RESTART ATTEMPT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. AFTER A PERIOD OF CRANKING, DURING WHICH THE THROTTLE WAS PUMPED AT LEAST ONCE, THE PLT NOTED SMOKE & FUMES FROM BEHIND INST PANLE. HE TURNED OFF ELEC EQUIP AND GOT OUT OF ACFT. HE NOTED FIRE AROUND NOSE STRUT AND THEN REPTD TURNING OFF FUEL SEL VALVE. HE WAS UNABLE TO EXT. FIRE AND ACFT WAS DESTROYED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ATL87LA113.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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