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MKC86LA144

1986-07-03 · DAVENPORT, Iowa, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE HAD NOT FLOWN SINCE 1980 AND WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION TO BECOME CURRENT AND WAS TO RECEIVE A BFR ON THIS TRIP ALSO. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN REBUILT AFTER A FORCED LANDING AND ALSO HAD JUST RECEIVED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN DELIVERED BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL ON THIS FLIGHT UNTIL THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED TO EXTEND. WHEN THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND, A GO-AROUND WAS MADE AND GEAR WAS EXTENEDED AFTER THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PUSHED IN. ON TURN TO FINAL, THE ENGINE QUIT AND AIRPLANE MADE A FORCED LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION REVEALED TANKS EMPTY, TANKS COLLAPSED UPWARD TO THE EXTENT THE FUEL QUANTITY SENDERS WERE INDICATING THERE WAS STILL FUEL IN TANKS. INSECTS WERE FOUND IN PLUGGED FUEL TANK VENTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MKC86LA144.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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