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NYC86LA172

1986-07-03 · BLOCK ISLAND, Rhode Island, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE ENG LOST PARTIAL POWER ON THE INITIAL CLIMB-OUT AS THE PLT WAS TAKING OFF FROM RWY 28. HE INITIATED A LEFT TURN BACK TO THE ARPT, BUT THE ENG LOST ALL POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS LANDED IN AN AREA OF BRUSH & SMALL TREES NEAR THE WEST END OF THE ARPT. THE WINGS, ENG & ENG ACCESSORIES WERE EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED; NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS VERIFIED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86LA172.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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