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MKC82DA089

1982-05-16 · SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebraska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BFF

N25718 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7B-15), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING AN APPROACH FOR A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DROP. HE APPLIED THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE HESITATED, FAILING TO ACCELERATE UNTIL JUST BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN ACCELERATOR PUMP AND REQUIRED ENGINE POWER TO BE APPLIED AT A SLOWER RATE TO REDUCE ENGINE HESITATION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MKC82DA089.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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