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NYC84LA308

1984-09-07 · HYANNIS, Massachusetts, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

APRX 30 MIN AFTER DEPARTURE, ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND STOPPED ABOUT 1 MIN LATER. THE GEAR DOWN FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN SALT WATER APRX 6 MINS FROM THE DEST ARPT. EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE BY FAA PERSONNEL REVEALED THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS INOP, THE LEFT MAG WOULD NOT FIRE WHEN THE ENG WAS ROTATED, AND THE AUX FUEL TANKS HAD NO USABLE FUEL REMAINING. BOTH MAIN TANKS WERE NEARLY FULL. NO OTHER MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE NOTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_NYC84LA308.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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