# NTSB investigations, 1986, VA

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ATL87LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA046.md): Boeing 737-300 · Dublin, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 1986 · N369AU · Minor damage
  > While clbg to FL 350, usair flt 95 enctrd cont 'light chop,' so crew lvld at FL 310 & left the seat belt sign on. They inquired about turbc ahead & were adzd of rprtd lgt/mod chop & 1 enctr with svr turbc at FL260. Clnc was rcvd to dscnd to FL 240. Drg dscnt,…
- [NTSB BFO87LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA013.md): Cessna 152 · Manassas, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1986 · N4599L · Substantial damage
  > According to the student plt, during the apch for the touch-and-go landing, he applied left rudder pressure to line up the acft with the rwy centerline. After touchdown he did not adequetely release pressure from the left rudder and as takeoff was started the…
- [NTSB BFO87FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87FA009.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Danville, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 1986 · N43905 · Destroyed
  > The aircraft was observed flying around the airport as the weather deteriorated. The pilot had elected to depart at about 2345 EST after obtaining a weather briefing 6 & 1/2 hours before. The plt had a total of about 83 hours flying time and did not have any…
- [NTSB BFO87IA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87IA008.md): Boeing 727-231 · Norfolk, VA · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 1986 · N64323 · Minor damage
  > During the landing roll the r main gear collapsed. A flight attendant received minor injuries during evacuation of the acft. Examination of the acft disclosed that the shock strut cylinder fractured circumferentially; about 10 inches below the top of the…
- [NTSB BFO87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA005.md): Robinson R22B · Harborton, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1986 · N24684 · Substantial damage
  > During an apch to land, the plt expereinced a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and the acft rotated to the right. The airspeed was reported as 30 mph with a descent rate of 150 fpm and the acft was less than 50 ft AGL. The acft then descended to a collision…
- [NTSB BFO87FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87FA003.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Keysville, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 1986 · N7100C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot made a tailwheel high touchdown on the 1850 foot grass strip. Shortly after touchdown, the nose dropped and, although the pilot said he moved the control stick fully aft, the propeller struck the ground, and the aircraft flipped inverted.
- [NTSB BFO87DID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DID01.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Lynchburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Oct 4, 1986 · N3005V · Substantial damage
  > While on the takeoff roll, the acft collided with a deer. The plt rprtd that he had accelerated to 50 KTS & was about 1000 ft down the rwy when the deer ran in front of the
- [NTSB BFO87LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA001.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Hillsville, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1986 · N6003D · Substantial damage
  > After touchdown on the rwy, the plt held the nose wheel off for about 200 feet of travel by holding the control wheel back. According to him, the acft then veered to the left and he was unable to steer it with the rudder pedals. The acft went off the side of…
- [NTSB BFO86FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA050.md): Mooney M20F · Leesburg, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1986 · N6443Q · Destroyed
  > Drg arrival, the plt was clrd for a VOR rwy 35 apch. Also, he was advised that there were problems with the rwy lights &that other plts had made missed apchs that evening due to dim arpt lighting. He was then clrd to UNICOM freq & told to cancel his IFR clnc…
- [NTSB BFO86FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA049.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Elkwood, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1986 · N59942 · Destroyed
  > The acft, which was stolen from the arpt, collided with the ground in a steep angle aprx one mile south of the arpt. Instrument meteorological conditions existed with local visibility less than one mile as reported by persons near the accident site. The plt…
- [NTSB ATL86FA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA264.md): Bell 222UT · Galax, VA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 1986 · N251CC · Destroyed
  > The helicopter was dispatched on an emerg med svc (ems/med-evac) flt to transport a patient with subcranial bleeding back to a hospital in winston-salem. Bfr takeoff, the plt received a wx briefing. At that time, widespread IMC prevailedthru-out the area &…
- [NTSB BFO86LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA046.md): Balloon Works FF-7 · Roanoke, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1986 · N7423H · Minor damage
  > The hot air Balloon was involved in an air show flight event. While enroute to the airport the plt stated that he encountered winds that forced him to land short of the arpt. During the lndg apch he became distracted by spectators on the ground who were in…
- [NTSB BFO86LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA051.md): Cessna 152 · Mappsville, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1986 · N64934 · Substantial damage
  > The plt experienced a drop in engine power during cruise flight. He applied carburetor heat and power was regained. A precautionary landing was made at nearby accomack co arpt. Several engine runups were done and there was no problem detected. He departed the…
- [NTSB BFO86LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA045.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Fredericksburg, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1986 · N4350K · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over drg a forced lndg following a total loss of pwr due to fuel exhaustion. The plt rprtd that both he &the passengers visually checked the fuel tanks prior to departure to verify that they were full of fuel. The pwr loss occurred aprx 25 mi…
- [NTSB BFO86FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA044.md): Cessna 177B · Springfield, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1986 · N34953 · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, the eng bgn running rough drg flt, then clrd & ran smoothly again. He rprtd he elected to abort the flt & made a turn, then svrl min later, the eng lost pwr. Drg an emerg lndg in a parking lot, the l main gear hit anauto & fatally…
- [NTSB BFO86FIA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FIA02.md): Piper PA 28-161 · Stanley, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Aug 16, 1986 · N36489 · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with trees and the ground during a x-country flt over mountainous terrain. The plt had crossed the 1st ridge at aprx 800 ft AGL according to the plt. The front seat passenger said later that he complained several times during the flt that…
- [NTSB ATL86FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA222.md): Mooney M20C · Hillsville, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1986 · N3986N · Destroyed
  > The plt, also an A&P and IA, had flown the acft on the previous day and noted RPM at 2500 on initial climb. On the accident flt, the acft was loaded to near max gross weight and takeoff was attempted at a density alt of 4810 ft MSL. The acft used about 3/4 of…
- [NTSB BFO86FID10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID10.md): Quickie Q200 · Newport News, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jul 27, 1986 · N45CX · Destroyed
  > The acft went out of control and crashed from aprx 100 AGL after takeoff. The acft was on a test flt and after the crash the plt said that the acft was pulling to the rt during takeoff so he reduced power. The acft continued to pull rt before nosing down to…
- [NTSB BFO86LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA039.md): Cessna 150M · Clifton, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1986 · N704VE · Substantial damage
  > According to the pilot, he and his wife had departed mount olive, NC on the morning of the accident enroute to romeo, MI. After refueling at danville, VA they departed but ran into weather near beckly and diverted to the east. Unable to locate greenbrier…
- [NTSB BFO86FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA038.md): Beech 95-B 55 · Lynchburg, VA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1986 · N133P · Destroyed
  > The non-instrument rated pilot filed an IFR flight plan into known and forecast IFR weather. During his second ILS approach to the airport, after the control tower had closed, he failed to utilize the aircraft radio to illuminate the approach lighting system.…
- [NTSB BFO86FID09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID09.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Montpelier Sta., VA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 30, 1986 · N75006 · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with 2 fences during an off arpt forced landing after a pwr loss. Post acc eng inspection showed internal failure of the eng. #2 connecting rod bolt failed in fatigue through 40 percent of the diameter. The remainder failed in tension. The…
- [NTSB BFO86LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA035.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Mt. Holly, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1986 · N6264Y · Substantial damage
  > The nose gear was sheared off when the acft contacted a ditch during an overrun landing. Upon arriving at the pvt airstrip the plt circled the rwy and decided it was suitable for landing. Touchdown was made 400 ft down the rwy and normal deceleration was…
- [NTSB BFO86LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA034.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Concord, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1986 · N2349H · Substantial damage
  > The acft experienced a total loss of pwr during cruise. A forced ldg was made on a hwy and the acft struck a road sign. Post-crash examination of the acft engine revealed an inoperative engine fuel pump.
- [NTSB BFO86FID07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID07.md): Cessna 172M · Lynchburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 6, 1986 · N20372 · Substantial damage
  > The accident occurred as the plt was attempting to land at an unfamiliar arpt during a x-country flt because a passenger was feeling ill. The rwy was 2900 ft long with a 5% upslope at mid-field. The plt stated he misjudged his alt and airspeed during the…
- [NTSB BFO86FID06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID06.md): Ayres S2R · Virginia Beach, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jun 5, 1986 · N7797V · Substantial damage
  > The acft was ditched after a loss of power during takeoff. Plt was unable to maintain alt & dumped liquid fertilizer load prior to landing. After ditching in a shallow canal the acft nosed over. Post accident investigation revealed a cracked cylinder in the…
- [NTSB BFO86FID05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID05.md): Maule M-4-210C · Saluda, VA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 31, 1986 · N9861M · Substantial damage
  > While on final apch, the acft struck the top side of a van which was on a road off the apch end of the rwy. Both main landing gear were sheared off and the plt landed the acft in a grass area along the side of the rwy. The plt reported that a high sink rate…
- [NTSB BFO86LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA030.md): Short Brothers SD3-30 · Hopewell, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 1986 · N331SB · No damage
  > The captain reported that moderate to severe turbulence was encountered while passing through some clouds. He called the flight attendant on the intercom and told her to sit down; while she was attempting to answer the intercom, an object from the galley area…
- [NTSB BFO86FID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID08.md): Milliken Gyrocopter B-80 · Suffolk, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · May 10, 1986 · N202M · Destroyed
  > According to a plt witness the accident plt was attempting to compensate for an increase in wind velocity when the accident occurred. The witness stated the plt entered a steep dive to compensate for the increase lift followed by the gyrocopter ballooning due…
- [NTSB BFO86FID03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID03.md): Taylor Lonsdale KR-2 · Waynesboro, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Apr 19, 1986 · N99PT · Destroyed
  > The airport operator, caleb glick, was driving on a road adjacent to the airport when he observed the aircraft turning base for runway 23 at Waynesboro airport. Shortly therafter he lost sight of N99PT and next observed it as it collided with the ground in…
- [NTSB ATL86LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA113.md): Cessna 150 · Appalachia, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1986 · N7792E · Destroyed
  > N7792E experienced a gradual power loss while en route to greenwood. S.c. via Appalachia, VA. The pilot reported that the engine quit and restarted for a few seconds after he had been flying about twenty minutes. This cycle continued for about two more…
- [NTSB BFO86FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA021.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Chesapeake, VA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1986 · N9636W · Destroyed
  > Before the flt, the plt was observed drinking in a bar. He & 3 others then drove to the arpt, where rprtdly, the wx was bad & the visibility was restricted by fog. After awhile, the plt stated he was going to taxi the acft around the arpt & invited the others…
- [NTSB BFO86LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA019.md): Cessna 150M · Orange, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 1986 · N6143K · Substantial damage
  > At about 1245 EST, the plt took off on his second flt of the day and flew in the local area about 30 minutes. Upon returning to Orange county arpt, the plt observed the tetrahedron during the left downwind leg for rwy 25, and noted that the wind had changed…
- [NTSB BFO86FID04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID04.md): Cessna 210N · Blacksburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 10, 1986 · N6502C · Substantial damage
  > While landing at Blacksburg airport in Blacksburg, Virginia, the landing gear failed to extend. The aircraft collided with a runway light and served off the runway onto a grass area causing substantial damage to the left stabilizer and elevator. The pilot…
- [NTSB BFO86FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA018.md): Hughes 500D · Mt. Crawford, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1986 · N8352F · Substantial damage
  > After refueling at shenandoah valley airport located near staunton, Virginia, the helicopter climbed to about 1800 feet MSL on a north heading. Approximately 15 minutes after departure a loud rumble was heard coming from the rear of the aircraft and the pilot…
- [NTSB BFO86FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA016.md): Cessna 182R · Manassas, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 1986 · N9962H · Destroyed
  > Witnesses observed black smoke trailing from the aircraft shortly after liftoff and continue until ground impact. The pilot indicated that he first noticed an engine roughness about 100-200 feet in the air and thought it was similar to an engine that was…
- [NTSB BFO86FID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID02.md): Beech BE65 · Wakefield, VA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 27, 1986 · N1QV · Substantial damage
  > The acft landed short of the rwy after loss of power on both engines. Contact with a dirt bank sheared the landing gear and the acft slid onto & down the rwy for about 436 ft before stopping. The plt said the fuel gauges were 1/4 on mains and 1/8 on avg…
- [NTSB BFO86FID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID01.md): Cessna 172L · Gordonsville, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Feb 23, 1986 · N7191Q · Destroyed
  > On February 23, 1986, at 1621 EST, a Cessna 172L, N7191Q collided with a tree during an attempted go-around at Gordonsville airport, Gordonsville, VA., while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was…
- [NTSB BFO86FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA015.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Lynchburg, VA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 1986 · N9477C · Destroyed
  > The aircraft had departed elberton, Georgia at about 2043 hours on an IFR flight plan to Lynchburg, Virginia. After failing to descend out of 4000 feet during the first approach, N9477C was vectored around for a second ILS approach to runway 3. Since the…
- [NTSB ATL86LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA061.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Rural Retreat, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1986 · N14259 · Substantial damage
  > Pilot said first adf approach terminated by missed approach due to oscillating directional needle. On second approach acft broke out of clouds with trees in front of acft. It impacted a cloud obscured ridge 3.5 miles southeast of airport on a southerly…
- [NTSB DCA86AA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86AA014.md): Boeing 727-225 · Loudon County, VA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 17, 1986 · N802EA · Substantial damage
  > The rt main lndg gear would not extend for lndg at wash natl arpt. The lndg was aborted and the crew attempted to correct the situation but were unsuccessful. An emergency gear-up lndg was made at dulles internatl arpt. The crew and passg evacuated without…
- [NTSB BFO86LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA013.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Leesburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 1986 · N4325V · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot stated that uneven braking during landing caused the aircraft to swerve off the side of the runway. He further added that he applied full power shortly thereafter due to the fact that the aircraft was heading for a ditch. The aircraft…
- [NTSB BFO86FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA012.md): Cessna R182 · Leesburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1986 · N6375T · Substantial damage
  > The acft dptd dca with 4508,70GAL fuel,and 43LBS equipmt on board which computed out to be 26LBS over max gross. It was flown directly to Leesburg,VA where the winds were generally out of the west and there was the potential for windshear w/i 2000AGL. Both…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1986
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'VA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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