19850224004299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrpt Pittsspecial · Fort Benton, MT · February 24, 1985

Date
February 24, 1985 · 14:30 local
Place
Fort Benton, MT
Airport
Fort Benton
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N155LB
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85FTI02
Reported as
Amtrpt Pittsspecial
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A2F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
543 total50 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on takeoff landed on road, wing hit dirt bank. Water in fuel. No water separator on airport fuel pump.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF LANDED ON ROAD, WING HIT DIRT BANK. WATER IN FUEL. NO WATER SEPARATOR ON AIRPORT FUEL PUMP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.