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FTW87LA003

1986-10-05 · KERRVILLE, Texas, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ERV

N22KK has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, built 1960), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DRG THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG LOST POWER & THE PLT MADE A GEAR UP LNDG. A POST ACDNT EXAM REVEALED THE ENG INTAKE AIR SUPPLY WAS BLOCKED OFF BY A BALL OF PAPER THAT HAD GOTTEN INTO THE OPEN RAM AIR INTAKE VALVE. THIS RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER. THE PAPER BALL CONTAINED MASKING TAPE & WHITE PAINT. IT APPARENTLY HAD BEEN LEFT INSIDE THE ENG COWLING WHEN THE ACFT WAS LAST PAINTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW87LA003.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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