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NTSB investigations, 1986, AZ

180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.

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NTSB LAX87LA070Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaven S55A/AX7 · Peoria, AZPrior to lift-off the pilot noted that the wind conditions were calm. During the flight, the surface winds began to increase. The pilot prepared his passengers for a high wind landing and began to lightly vent off hot air. The balloon began descending at…Dec 27, 1986 · N5561P · Minor damageNTSB LAX87FA066Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20K · Flagstaff, AZThe pilot encountered clouds and temperatures below freezing during a cross country flight at 17,500 feet above mean sea level. The engine failed shortly after the encounter with the weather. The pilot was unable to restart the engine during the forced…Dec 20, 1986 · N4004H · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna P210N · Chandler, AZWhile the plt was receiving vectors for arrival at Chandler, AZ, the eng lost power. Subsequently, the plt made an emergency landing about 1 mi north of the arpt. He rprtd that he had filled the fuel tanks at Chandler & had flown to durango, co on 12/5/86. On…Dec 15, 1986 · N3605P · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87DUJ03Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportSolem KR-2 · Mesa, AZThe pilot said that shortly after takeoff the control stick shuddered and he felt 'back pressure' on the stick. The nose started pitching up so he pushed forward on the stick. He continued pushing the stick forward until it reached the forward stops. Despite…Dec 13, 1986 · N3762S · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87DUJ02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Chandler, AZThe acft collided with power lines during an aerial application flight. The pilot had made several passes prior to the accident and noticed the wires each time. Visibility was good, it was daylight conditions, and there were no mechanical problems.Dec 5, 1986 · N671Y · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87DUJ01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportRobinson R-22 · Tucson, AZAfter 50 minutes of cruise flight, the pilot observed a decrease in oil pressure to zero and the illumination of the low oil pressure light. The pilot landed the helicopter and had an airframe and powerplant mechanic inspect the aircraft. There were no…Nov 30, 1986 · N9006W · DestroyedNTSB LAX87LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPitts Special S1-D · Phoenix, AZAt the end of a local pleasure flight, the aircraft ground looped while the pilot was turning off of runway 7R onto a high speed taxiway. The pilot reported that near the end of the landing roll, he tapped the brakes lightly in preparation to turn when the…Nov 29, 1986 · N365A · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87FA055Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Eloy, AZIn cavu weather conditions, the acft crashed into open, level desert terrain at a 30 deg, nose low and near wings level attitude. No pre-impact mechanical malfunctions were found with the aircraft. There were no witnesses to the accident.Nov 28, 1986 · N5814P · DestroyedNTSB LAX87LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Chandler, AZAt the end of a local pleasure flight, the pilot attempted a downwind landing by following other traffic in the pattern. During touchdown, the left wing lifted. The pilot corrected by moving the control stick to the left. At that time, the aircraft became…Nov 17, 1986 · N4101E · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310K · Phoenix, AZThe acft was landed hard while on a pleasure flt. The plt indicated that while en route to his destination it was discovered that the door was not properly shut. He diverted to Phoenix to shut the door. The acft was observed descending vertically from aprx 40…Nov 15, 1986 · N6953L · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87LA037Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210N · Buckeye, AZA Cessna T210N crashed when the pilot attempted to underfly wires during a go-around. The pilot misjudged the surface winds and made his final approach with a tail wind. When he passed the midpoint on the 2,600 ft airstrip and still was not on the ground he…Nov 11, 1986 · N1625U · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGS2-33A · Sun City, AZWhile on a solo instructional flight, the pilot was unable to find sufficient lift & decided to turn back toward the airport for landing. Due to his low altitude, he was not able to fly a normal pattern entry. A downwind landing was attempted; however, before…Nov 9, 1986 · N7558 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87FA200Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Flagstaff, AZThe plt & his wife desired to return to their Flagstaff, AZ, home following a weekend at stockton, CA., & they departed sck in VFR weather conditions. The weather at the destination arpt had been below VFR minimums all morning & it was forecast to remain poor…Nov 3, 1986 · N93495 · DestroyedNTSB LAX87LA024Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182M · Gila Bend, AZThe acft veered off the rwy during takeoff ground run and nosed over. The plt inidcated that during the takeoff his seat slid rearward and he was unable to reach the throttle or the rudder pedals. The acft departed the rwy to the left into vegetated desert…Oct 22, 1986 · N91797 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Scottsdale, AZDuring a first solo instructional flight, the pilot was taking off from his third touch-and-go when at an altitude of approximately 10 feet AGL the right wing was suddenly rose. The aircraft then veered to the left. The left main gear then collided with a…Oct 22, 1986 · N67752 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87FA014Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177RG · Happy Jack, AZThe non-instrument rated private plt was informed that MVFR weather conditions existed along his planned route of flight. The plt took off & headed into the deteriorating wx. While cruising beneath clouds the acft collided with rapidly rising terrain. The plt…Oct 11, 1986 · N34213 · DestroyedNTSB LAX87LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R-22 · Dolan Springs, AZThe pilot stated that he was climbing the helicopter up a dry wash and planned to cross a 3000 foot high ridge at about 10 feet above the terrain. As he approached the ridge the helicopter yawed to the right about 70 degrees and the acft main rotor lost RPM.…Oct 7, 1986 · N2270C · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · Yuma, AZA Bellanca 7KCAB lost control and veered off rwy 16. The CFI indicated that the aircraft veered right during landing roll. The student pilot applied left pedal and the aircraft swung left and ground looped. The aircraft dropped off the rwy shoulder, breaking…Oct 6, 1986 · N8727V · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Holbrook, AZJust after takeoff, the right engine lost power at an altitude of approximately 450 feet. The right propeller was feathered, but the pilot was unable to maintain altitude. Subsequently, the aircraft collided with terrain about 3 miles south of the airport.…Oct 3, 1986 · N12BX · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA357Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210N · Douglas, AZThe acft was found abandoned 25 miles west of Douglas, Arizona. A landing was made on a dirt road where the acft contacted a ditch and nosed over. The acft was reported stolen and the plt was not located. According to the local sheriff's office, traces of…Sep 26, 1986 · N5340U · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86FUJ06Accident · No injuriesFinal reportForbes-Wolfram Special DSA-1M · St. Johns, AZThe plt reported that persons over 5 ft 9 in tall experience limited right aileron control authority due to the small cockpit of the homebuilt experimental acft, which is used exclusively for air racing. The plt said the right knee of tall persons limits the…Sep 19, 1986 · N99QB · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA341Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Mesa, AZAt the end of the first leg of a solo cross-country flight the plt experienced a hard landing and the acft porpoised. On the second bounce the plt added power. The acft then bounced a third time collapsing the nose gear.Sep 18, 1986 · N9560J · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA337Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · Poston, AZAt the end of a local practice flight the plt overflew the rwy and observed the wind sock. She noted the speed and direction to be 5 KTS from the north and elected to land downwind for easy access to the fuel tanks located on the south end. On touchdown, the…Sep 4, 1986 · N68573 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86FA328Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172L · Grand Canyon, AZThe acft crashed in a wooded area shortly after departing rwy 21 at Grand Canyon national park arpt (gcn). The plt had made a precautionary landing at gcn during the x-country flt to page, AZ, so he call a fss having been unable to establish contact in-flt.…Aug 24, 1986 · N7382Q · DestroyedNTSB LAX86LA330Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182U · Tuba City, AZThe acft collided with a dirt bank after losing alt during the initial climb after takeoff from a dirt road. The plt indicated the acft became airborne after an aprx 800 ft ground run and climbed to an alt of 10 ft AGL. The acft then encountered a gust of…Aug 23, 1986 · N5299N · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA323Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 35R · Sun City West, AZA Beechcraft BE-35R lost alt during initial climb and collided with the ground after takeoff from a private airstrip. The plt described the takeoff as normal until he reached an alt of 100 to 125 ft AGL and started to turn left. The plt stated, 'the aircraft…Aug 15, 1986 · N3371V · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA322Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8F · Marble Canyon, AZWitnesses rprtd that prior to the acdnt, the plt made a low pass over a raft on the Colorado river to 'wave his wings' at the rafting group. Rprtdly, he was attempting to reverse his direction when the acft suddenly crashed in the river. A search was…Aug 15, 1986 · N2122B · DestroyedNTSB LAX86FUJ05Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAir Tractor AT301 · Gilbert, AZDuring the 'last pull-up' from an aerial application, flt the pilot noticed a low fuel pressure light indication. While returning to the airport the engine quit. The pilot utilized the hand operated wobble pump to restart the engine. The engine restarted then…Aug 12, 1986 · N4410S · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86FA315Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Phoenix, AZThe recently certificated private pilot initiated flt with an over loaded acft into high density alt conditions. The acft stalled as it made a climbing left turn to the crosswind leg of the traffic pattern. The stall resulted in an uncontrolled collision with…Aug 7, 1986 · N8876N · DestroyedNTSB LAX86LA316Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGS-1-35 · Marana, AZA Schweizer sgs 1-35, landed hard after a steep final approach. The pilot indicated that he was high on final approach and initially applied 30 degrees of flaps. He was still too high and elected to use 80 degrees (full) flaps. The aircraft landed hard nose…Aug 3, 1986 · N34180 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA298Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Flagstaff, AZA Cessna 140 lost control on takeoff ground run from rwy 21 and collapsed the right main landing gear. On the takeoff roll the acft veered to the right and as the acft approached the end of the rwy 21, it veered sharply back to the left collapsing the right…Jul 20, 1986 · N76553 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA295Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T207A · Whitmore, AZThe airplane departed marble canyon airport, marble canyon, Arizona, to pick up passengers at the grand canyon bar ten airstrip (1Z1) for a 14 CFR 135 flight. The pilot reported that upon arrival at 1Z1 he flew over the single dirt strip runway at about 20 ft…Jul 19, 1986 · N6484H · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86FUJ04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164-3 · Casa Grande, AZThe acft collided with telephone wires on the third apch to a field for an aerial application run. The acft then descended to collision with the terrain. The plt reported having noticed the power lines during the previous spray runs.Jul 17, 1986 · N5342 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86FA293Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBurkhart Grob A103 Twin II · Sun City, AZThe newly certificate sailplaned pilot had taken a friend for a sightseeing flight. On the return the pilot made a normal approach and landing, then veered off the left side of the runway and struck a large saguaro cactus. The cactus toppled and fell across…Jul 16, 1986 · N5448E · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86FA288Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna T210N · Bullhead City, AZThe private pilot, who had accumulated approximately 450 hours of flight experience and his 5 passengers, arrived at the destination airport during darkness. This was the pilot's first landing at the uncontrolled airport and he was not familiar with the…Jul 13, 1986 · N5534Y · DestroyedNTSB LAX86FA282Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Phoenix, AZThe plt performed 1 normal touch & go operation, & touched down normally on the second planed touch & go which was to terminate with a right dep out of the pattern. After touchdown, witnesses observed the acft roll straight along the rwy centerline for about…Jul 7, 1986 · N23222 · DestroyedNTSB LAX86LA269Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B-19 · Scottsdale, AZThe acft was fast and long during a landing attempt according to the student plt. He elected to make a go-around but in doing so he raised the flaps too rapidly and the acft landed hard after which it bounced into the dirt off to the side of the rwy.Jun 25, 1986 · N5420M · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA265Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Prescott, AZAfter completing a solo instructional flight the 80-HR student plt landed. During rollout the plt inadvertently applied excessive brake & rudder pressure to the left pedal. The plt lost directional control of the acft & it veered off the rwy. The acft…Jun 23, 1986 · N704KZ · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA262Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 95-C55 · Flagstaff, AZThe pilot stated that, on the landing roll, the right main landing gear collapsed and the right wing was damaged as a result of contact with the runway. The mechanic who examined the aircraft stated that the right landing gear failed to lock, however he was…Jun 22, 1986 · N7860L · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA258Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Prescott, AZThe acft landed hard on runway 21. The certified flight instructor indicated that during the landing flare of a full flap landing the student pilot allowed the aircraft to yaw 45 degs off the runway heading. The CFI immediately initiated a go-around by…Jun 20, 1986 · N68916 · Substantial damageNTSB DCA86AA028Accident · 25 fatalFinal reportde Havilland DHC-6-300 · Grand Canyon, AZAt about 0933 MST, Dehavilland DHC-6, N76GC, (owned & operated by Canyon airlines) & bell 206B, N6TC, (operated by heliteck) collided while on sightseeing flts over the Grand Canyon national park. After colliding in flt, both acft crashed & burned in the…Jun 18, 1986 · N76GC · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB LAX86LA252Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Glendale, AZThe pilot said that during the takeoff roll on the 2,400 foot long runway he noticed the aircraft aceleration was slow and the airspeed was still below 55 KTS at 3/5 of the way down the runway and he elected to abort the takeoff. The aircraft overran the end…Jun 15, 1986 · N8156E · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA237Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Goodyear, AZThe student pilot was on her first supervised solo on runway 03 at Goodyear airport, Goodyear, AZ. Her instructor advised her to make three touch & go takeoff's and landings. The instructor positioned herself near the landing area and advised the student…May 31, 1986 · N2002E · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA228Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A19 · Taylor, AZThe acft collided with wires after a loss of alt during the initial climb while on a night VFR flt. The plt indicated that it took 3/4 of the rwy to get airborne and the acft did not seem to climb with full pwr applied. The plt decided to return to the arpt…May 24, 1986 · N6585T · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA229Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Springerville, AZThe acft collided with two parked acft after the student pilot lost control during a go-around. The student stated that during his first landing of the day the acft started to 'slide sideways' and he elected to go-around. He increased the throttle and the…May 22, 1986 · N3505K · DestroyedNTSB LAX86LA224Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Tonopah, AZThe acft collided with a truck during takeoff ground run from an interstate. The plt indicated the acft had run out of fuel on the x-country flt and he had not refueled at the departure point. He landed on the interstate without incident and sent his pax for…May 17, 1986 · N714UL · DestroyedNTSB LAX86LA219Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R22 · Tucson, AZThe helicopter landed hard after a practice autorotation with a power recovery. At aprx 550 ft AGL the CFI announced a simulated eng failure to the ATP and the throttle was closed to flight idle. The ATP entered an autorotation smoothly and turned left…May 15, 1986 · N9072Y · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA204Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Wickenberg, AZA Cessna 152 veered off the rwy and nosed over while on a VFR solo cross country training flt. The plt indicated that during roll the acft began oscillating up and down for aprx 100 feet of travel down the runway. The acft then veered left off the runway. The…May 2, 1986 · N48600 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA197Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus · Benson, AZA Schempp-Hirth standard Cirrus glider collided with rocks on landing roll in an open field. The pilot stated he was competing in an air meet. While enroute he lost altitude and was unable to regain it. He selected an open field to land in, but did not see…Apr 28, 1986 · N5RM · Substantial damageNTSB LAX86LA195Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Kearny, AZThe plt stated that he was on a sightseeing flt and was flying westbound at about 100 ft AGL along the gila river, when the acft struck powerlines. The acft then descended into the river bed. He futher stated that he observed the powerlines at the last minute…Apr 27, 1986 · N12962 · Destroyed