# Accident 19870425061019A: Namer F86F, Shafter, CA, April 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1987, 10:15 local time
- Place: Shafter, CA
- Airport: Shafter-Minter Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4894° N, 119.3009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4894&lon=-119.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86Z-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American F-86F (registry code 6401714, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-86f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER F86F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 270 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870425061019A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. FAILED TO ACTIVATE HYDRAULIC BACKUP.

## 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 LAX87DVA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA06), Apr 25, 1987: North American F-86F (N86Z), Shafter, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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