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NYC88LA195

1988-07-27 · CANTON, Massachusetts, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON A HIGHWAY. THE LEFT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK A GUARDRAIL WHEN THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING TO AVOID A TRUCK. A POST-CRASH INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED WATER IN THE FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTOR AND IN THE FUEL INJECTION UNIT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_NYC88LA195.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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