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MKC85LA205

1985-09-01 · STUTTGART, Arkansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, HE LOST ENGINE POWER AND WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED IN A ROUGH SOY-BEAN FIELD, IT NOSED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEMS WERE INSPECTED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR. NO REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS COULD BE DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MKC85LA205.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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