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SEA84LA056

1984-02-18 · ALBANY, Oregon, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport S12

N91123 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RAVEN S49A, built 1993), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND A FENCE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING ENGINE STOPPAGE DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT HAD ONLY ONE CUP OF FUEL MIXED WITH WATER AND RUST IN THE TANK BEINGUSED. THE RIGHT TIP TANK CONTAINED LESS THAN 5 GALLONS. THERE WAS NO OTHER FUEL ABOARD THE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_SEA84LA056.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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