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DEN85LA215

1985-08-10 · BULLFROG BASIN, Utah, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

N2187F has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BUFFE W E PULSAR, built 1990), which was not involved in this event.

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Factual narrative

THE PLT WAS FLYING ON A VFR X-COUNTY FLT WHEN HE ALLOWED THE RT FUEL TANK TO RUN DRY WHICH RESULTED IN ENG STOPPAGE. AFTER SWITCHING FUEL AN ATTEMPTED ENG RESTARTED WAS UNSUCCESFULL. THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LNG RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN85LA215.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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