# Accident 19870716076579A: Fleet FLEET16B, Spencer, WV, July 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1987, 20:00 local time
- Place: Spencer, WV
- Airport: Slate Run
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8001° N, 81.3507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8001&lon=-81.3507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47058, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47058-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fleet Reed S J IV FLEET 16B (registry code 3480508, https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-reed-s-j-iv-fleet-16b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLEET FLEET16B
- Reported engine: GLADEN R55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,399 total, 46 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870716076579A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS AFTER TAKEOFF. STALLED ON LANDING. SPARK PLUGS IN UPPER THREE CYLINDERS FOULED. PRIMER UNLOCKED.

## 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 BFO87LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA060), Jul 17, 1987: Fleet 16B (N47058), Spencer, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N47058 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830816047509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830816047509I), Aug 16, 1983: Fleet FLEET16B (N47058), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Aircraft pitched up on its nose when pilot applied brakes too hard. Broke wooden propeller.

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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