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DEN86LA198

1986-07-11 · CENTER, Colorado, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 1V8

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PLT INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT THE ACFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF BECAUSE THE ENG WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. THE OWNER OF THE AG SPRAYING BUSINESS (TO WHOM THE ACFT BELONGS) AND ANOTHER PLT FOR THE OPERATOR, STATED THE MIXTURE WAS IMPROPERLY SET & THEREFORE THE ENG WOULD NOT HAVE DEVELOPED POWER TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_DEN86LA198.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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