# Accident 19860804037309A: Multec D16, Kotzebue, AK, August 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1986, 19:30 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2394° N, 161.1891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2394&lon=-161.1891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50TA-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Temco D-16 (registry code 9230602, https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-d-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MULTEC D16
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,003 total, 50 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860804037309A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER EARLY LIFTOFF. LANDED IN A LAKE AND SANK. LEFT ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR ON OFF POSITION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC86LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA120), Aug 5, 1986: Navion D-16 (N50TA), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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