# Accident 19860817073859A: Curtis JN4DJENNY, Vancouver, WA, August 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Evergreen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6208° N, 122.5692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6208&lon=-122.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511JN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511JN-2025-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Olson Waldo S JENNY JN4D (registry code 05663BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/olson-waldo-s-jenny-jn4d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS JN4DJENNY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 305 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860817073859A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE DEVELOPED PROBLEMS DURING FLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING. FUEL FLOAT WAS FOUND LEAKING.

## 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 SEA86LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA208), Aug 17, 1986: Curtiss JN4-D (N511JN), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N511JN (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890608050999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890608050999I), Jun 8, 1989: Curtis JN4DJENNY (N511JN), Hillsboro, OR, Minor damage. Lost left wheel en route. Landed on remaining wheel and tail skid. Pilot did not know gear has failed.

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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