19860927048819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrlw WLAC-1 · Wilmington, DE · September 27, 1986

Date
September 27, 1986 · 11:28 local
Place
Wilmington, DE
Airport
Greater Wilmington-New Castle
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N100WL
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO86FHD04
Reported as
Amtrlw WLAC1
Reported engine
Continental IO360CONT
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,050 total70 in this make and model150 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 failed from fuel starvation. Aircraft struck wire during emergency landing. Pilot unfamiliar with fuel system.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION.AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.PILOT UNFAMILIAR WITH FUEL SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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