NTSB MKC88LA096 — 1988-05-23 · MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, United States

Current FAA registration · N4256B

Make / Model: MCCURRY DAVID P TAYLOR MONOPLANE
Year of manufacture: 1981 · 7 years old at event
Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines: 1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19890923
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A5115E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4256B MCCURRY TAYLOR MONOPLANE None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD INTENTIONALLY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE-- SO AS TO ATTEMPT A POWER OFF 'DEADSTICK' LANDING. AS HE WAS DESCENDING, THE PILOT CHANGED HIS PLANS AND DECIDED TO RESTART THE ENGINE--BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. WHILE ATTEMPTING THE RE-START, THE WINDS ALOFT CARRIED THE AIRPLANE AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT DID NOT COMPENSATE FOR THE WINDS AND CRASH LANDED IN A DITCH, JUST SHORT OF THE AIRPORT. A POST-CRASH INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO PRE-EXISTING MECHANCIAL DISCREPANCIES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MKC88LA096.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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