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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Child S1TPITTS · Shelby, MT · July 27, 1986

Date
July 27, 1986 · 10:45 local
Place
Shelby, MT
Airport
Benjamin Ranch
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N155NK
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86FA211
Reported as
Child S1TPITTS
Reported engine
Continental IO360B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,409 total1,200 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Engine failed during takeoff. The pilot had not reset the fuel selector after filling smoke tank with oil.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT HAD NOT RESET THE FUEL SELECTOR AFTER FILLING SMOKE TANK WITH OIL.

NTSB investigation

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