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ATL87LA118

1987-04-21 · HURON, Ohio, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 88D

N2370W has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 182S, built 1998), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

SOON AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND MADE A FORCED LANDING 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE. THE FAA REPORTED THAT THE FUEL ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT HAD THE SMELL AND APPEARANCE OF AUTO FUEL. THE PILOT COULD NOT RECALL TO THE FAA THE TYPE OF FUEL OR WHEN THE LAST REFUELING OF THE AIRCRAFT OCCURRED. THE ENGINE AND FUEL PUMP WAS EXAMINED AND NO DESCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE AN STC FOR OPERATION ON AUTO FUEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ATL87LA118.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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