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SEA86LA149

1986-06-21 · KENT, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport S36

N76VR has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (SIKORSKY S-76B, built 1989), which was not involved in this event.

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Factual narrative

THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATING 10 FEET A.G.L. DURING TAKEOFF WHILE ON A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW. A LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD WAS MADE ONTO THE RUNWAY, BUT IN ORDER TO AVOID AN OVERRUN AN INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOP WAS MADE. ON ENGINE EXAMINATION A LARGE BUG WAS FOUND IMPACTED IN THE NEWLY INSTALLED FUEL METER WHICH THE PILOT HAD INSTALLED JUST PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_SEA86LA149.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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