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NYC87LA144

1987-05-09 · CALDWELL, New Jersey, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CDW

N9374V has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (HYLIO INC AG-116), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DRG A NGT TAKEOFF, THE ENG LOST PWR SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF & THE PLT CHOSE AN AREA AWAY FROM BLDGS & OBSTRUCTIONS FOR AN EMERG LANDING. HOWEVER, DRG THE LANDING, THE ACFT WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. AN EXAM REVEALED THE RGT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY & THE LEFT TANK HAD ONLY RESIDUAL FUEL REMAINING. THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS DAMAGED DRG THE ACDNT. AFTER IT WAS REPLACED, THE ENG OPERATED SATISFACTORILY DRG A TEST RUN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87LA144.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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