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SEA86LA171

1986-07-15 · KETCHIKAN, Alaska, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport KTN

N6336E has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-6, built 1998), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WHEN THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATING AS THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PLT HAD SELECTED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK, ALTHOUGH THE NORMAL PROCEDURES IN THE OPERATING MANUAL STATED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON BOTH. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY, BUT THE LEFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED APRX 8 GAL OF FUEL. THE PLT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAGES HAD PROVIDED A FALSE INDICATION; HE HAD SELECTED THE RIGHT TANK SINCE THE FUEL GAGE INDICATED IT HAD MORE FUEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_SEA86LA171.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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