Repliea 78 Ral FOKKER DV III N2782A

Summary

On 13 June 1986 at about 15:15 local time, a Repliea 78 Ral FOKKER DV III registered N2782A, operated by Ralston, Robert K., was involved in an accident near Slidell, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 June 1986 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Slidell, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.1693, -97.2800

Aircraft

Repliea 78 Ral FOKKER DV III

Registration

N2782A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ralston, Robert K.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Slidell → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW86FPA24

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.