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LAX85IA396

1985-09-12 · RENO, Nevada, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 45D

Current FAA registration · N86WW

Make / Model
NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-4
Year of manufacture
1956 · 29 years old at event
Engine
P&W R1340 SERIES (600 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19561109
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ABCE87

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A 'SEVERE VIBRATION' AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DURING A HEAT RACE AT THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AIR RACES. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT A PROPELLER BLADE PITCH CHANGE BOLT, P/N 53546, HAD FAILED, ALLOWING ONE PROPELLER BLADE TO MOVE INTO A HIGH PITCH BLADE ANGLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_LAX85IA396.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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