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DEN86LA209

1986-07-26 · FARGO, North Dakota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTS THAT THE FLT WAS DESCENDING THROUGH 7,000 FT APPROACHING THE DEST ARPT WHEN THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOST PWR. THE FLT CONTINUED TOWARD TO THE ARPT BUT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RWY AND LANDED ABOUT 1/4 MI SHORT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE #3 CYL EXH VALVE WAS BROKEN. SOME PIECES OF THE BROKEN VALVE WERE NOT FOUND DURING THE EXAMINATION AND THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_DEN86LA209.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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