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DEN86FA112

1986-04-09 · JAY EM, Wyoming, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT TOOK OFF ON A VFR FLT INTO AN AREA OF FORECAST ADVERSE WX. RADAR TRACK OF THE ACFT AT 9,700 FEET MSL WAS LOST IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE AT 0930 MST, 4/9/86. THE ACFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT 1155 MST, 4/10/86 AND WAS SCATTERED OVER AN AREA 2,000 FEET LONG. THE CABIN AND COCKPIT WERE DESTROYED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE. THE PLT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_DEN86FA112.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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