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BFO87DIG03

1987-05-06 · FREDERICK, Maryland, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TURN TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIEDRIGHT AILERON AND RAISED THE NOSE TO CLEAR PARKED AIRCRAFT BUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN AUTOMOBILE THAT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF A HANGAR AND THEN STRUCK THE HANGAR DOOR. A POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT AND MOST OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND HANGAR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS/FAILURES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_BFO87DIG03.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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