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| Date: | Saturday 25 January 1986 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-3A |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N661S |
| MSN: | 64661 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1800 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fortuna, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fortuna, CA (FOT) |
| Eureka, CA (EKA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT STALLED IN A TURN DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. POST ACC INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN INOPERATIVE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. WITNESSES SAID THAT THE ACFT DID NOT SOUND LIKE IT WAS DEVELOPING FULL PWR DURING TAKE OFF ROLL. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENG SPUTTERED AND DIED. WHEN THE PLT TRIED TO CLIMB & TURN BACK TO THE airport HE LOST CONTRL AND STALLED INTO THE GROUND. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20010110X00196
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Sep-2010 00:26 | VCMaine | Updated [Date, Time, ] |
| 28-Sep-2010 00:27 | harro | Updated [Date, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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