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ATL86FEI06

1986-05-31 · AKRON, Ohio, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED SPIRALING TO THE LEFT FROM 500 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF. THE SPIRAL CONTINUED UNTIL THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A COMMERCIAL BLDG. BASED ON THE AUTOPSY REPORT THE PLT DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES DECLARED TO BE CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE. THE ACFT WRECKAGE REVEALED NO SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION OR DEFECTS OF A CAUSAL NATURE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL86FEI06.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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