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FTW88DPJ05

1988-06-06 · COLLINSVILLE, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport OK93

N4108C has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DJI AGRAS T50), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE TAKEOFF LEG. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE NEAR CLOSED POSITION. THIS POSITION ONLY ALLOWED A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE FUEL TO FLOW BUT WOULD ALLOW OPERATION IN THE IDLE RANGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_FTW88DPJ05.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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