- Date
- June 13, 1986, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Slidell, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2782ARepliea 78 Ral Fokker DV III
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 21932
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Fuel system,fuel shutoff - failure,totalCause
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Fluid,fuel - starvationCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
The shutoff mechanism and handle separated from the fuel shutoff valve body and fell to the floor. This stopped the fuel flow to the engine, resulting in a total loss of engine power in the uncetificated home built aircraft. It was not determined why the valve became unseated and fell off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2782A
- Reported as
- Repliea 78 Ral Fokker DV III (FOKKER DV)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 72048
- Engine
- Vellie M-5, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ralston, Robert K.
- Registered owner
- Robert K. Ralston
- Departed
- Slidell, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 40 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F