NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW86LA065
Registry · N2360B
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
TEMCO GC-1B
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A22124
Registrant of record
WILFONG DAVID C
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS BEING INSTRUCTED IN THE LANDING OF A TAIL DRAGGER AIRCRAFT, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT TOUCHDOWN. THE INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT INADVERTENTLY APPLIED LEFT BRAKE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT AND SLIDE 200 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE MAIN GEAR AND FUSELAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_FTW86LA065.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
Full investigation docket on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
Beyond the agency record
Search this event elsewhere.
Pre-filled searches into the sources where news + community discussion of aviation events lives. External sources are reported, not agency. Treat them as signal that something happened, not as fact about what happened.
Entity-clustered aviation events in the press — last 24 hr + 30-day archive.
Official agency record + docket.
Investigative docket: factual reports, photos, transcripts.
Long-running aviation incident database (Flight Safety Foundation).
Community NTSB synthesis blog — often has photos and witness reports.
Gold-standard aviation incident blog.
Aviation industry news search.
GA pilot forum — informed but rumor-prone.
GA pilot subreddit search.
Tail-number page — flight history (free tier limited).
AOPA Air Safety Institute search.
Mainstream press coverage. Recent events only.
Privacy-preserving news search.
External links open in a new tab. We don't ingest their content; we deep-link search queries.