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MKC87LA063

1987-03-21 · SPRINGDALE, Arkansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport H37

N67SH has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BELL TAH-1P, built 1976), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THEN THE TERRAIN. INSPECTION REVEALED CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL TANK, THE LINES AND THE FILTER. CONTAMINATION WAS WATER, DIRT, STRAW AND GRAVEL. THE FUEL BEING USED WAS REGULAR AUTOMOTIVE FUEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MKC87LA063.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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