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FTW86LA140

1986-07-29 · ROANOKE, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 52F

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT TOOK OFF DURING DARKNESS ON AN EARLY MORNING FLT & ARRIVED AT THE DESTN ARPT PRIOR TO SUNRISE. HE WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE RWY LIGHTS, BUT SINCE THE GROUND FEATURES COULD BE SEEN, HE ELECTED TO LAND. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ALONGSIDE THE RWY & COLLIDED WITH A DITCH, THEN NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW86LA140.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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