# NTSB LAX67A0099: Helton Lark 95, N86653, Willcox, AZ, April 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1967
- Place: Willcox, AZ · WILLCOX, AZ
- Location: 32.2518° N, 109.8357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willcox, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2518&lon=-109.8357&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0099

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0559  67/4/20    WILLCOX,ARIZ        HELTON LARK 95      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 0910                    N86653              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COCHISE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- ACFT OVERGROSSED BUT CG WAS WITHIN LIMITS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86653](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86653-2023-10-28), registration cancelled 2023-10-28, S/N 9502, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELTON LARK 95
- Registry model: [Lark 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/lark-95) (registry code 5160202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cochise County

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.

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