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FTW88LA014

1987-10-25 · BROWNSVILLE, Texas, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

DURING INITIAL CLIMB INTO IFR CONDITIONS, THE NON-MULTIENGINE, NON-INSTRUMENT RATED MEXICAN CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION FROM FLYING THE AIRCRAFT TO ADJUST THE MIXTURE CONTROL ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CARTWHEELED, COMING TO REST ABT 200 FT AFTER INITIAL IMPACT. BOTH ENGS SEPARATED FROM THE WINGS WHICH HAD BOTH SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT WAS 600 LBS OVR MAX GROSS WT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_FTW88LA014.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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