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FTW86LRA12

1986-08-09 · COLLEGE STATION, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CLL

Current FAA registration · N20EK

Make / Model
MOLINO OY PIK-20B
Year of manufacture
1976 · 10 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19760409
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A19018

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING AN OFF ARPT LANDING DUE TO LACK OF LIFT. THE PLT COMPLAINED THAT FLAPS ARE NOT AS EFFICIENT AS SPOILERS FOR APPROACH CONTROL. PLT USED FLAPS AND MUSHED INTO TREES SHORT OF THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW86LRA12.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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