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FTW86FA075

1986-05-01 · EL PASO, Texas, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ELP

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT RPRTD THAT THE ENG QUIT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. DURING AN EMERG LANDING ON ARPT PROPERTY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SAND DUNE & NOSED OVER. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE PREVENTED A THOROUGH EXAM OF THE FUEL SYS. THE PREIMPACT POSITION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW86FA075.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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