NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX85FA150
Registry · N2JM
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
DEHAVILLAND DHC-1B-2-S3
Year of manufacture
1951 · 34 years old at event
Engine
BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19941129
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A18E25
Registrant of record
MCKINSTRY JAMES D
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO LAND FAST FROM A LOW APPROACH WITH ITS CANOPY OPEN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED RIGHT, AND WENT OVER ON ITS BACK AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT BURNED. ONE COUNTERWEIGHT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE PROPELLER HUB ASSEMBLY AND WAS NOT FOUND AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_LAX85FA150.txt.
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