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DEN84LA094

1984-02-18 · TOWNSEND, Montana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 8U8

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT ENGINE LOST POWER ON THE BASE LEG WHEN THE PLT RETARDED THE THROTTLE. THE PLT LANDED ON THE RWY, BUT THE ACFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE PLT SAID HE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH DID NOT SEEM TO OPERATE. LATER, HE SAID HE MAY HAVE HAD HIS FEET ON THE RUDDER BAR & NOT ON THE PEDALS. THIS WAS THE PLTS FIRST LANDING IN THIS ACFT. A MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE PROBABLY LOST POWER BECAUSE IT 'FLOODED' DUE TO RAPID USE OF THE THROTTLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_DEN84LA094.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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