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ATL87LA258

1987-09-13 · FREMONT, Ohio, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 14G

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ENG LOST PWR SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. A FORCED LNDG WAS MADE IN A FIELD WHERE THE ACFT IMPACTED A DITCH. POST-CRASH EXAM OF THE ACFT ENGINE REVEALED WATER AND SOLID CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL INJECTOR SERVO. THE PLT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE ACFT. THE ACFT REPORTEDLY LAST RECEIVED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION 11 MONTHS EARLIER AND ALMOST 7 YRS HAD ELAPSED SINCE THE PREVIOUS ANNUAL INSPECTION. THERE WERE TWO ADULTS AND FOUR CHILDREN ON BOARD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ATL87LA258.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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