NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX86FA014
Registry · N46871
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BOEING A75N1(PT17)
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19850830
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5BABA
Registrant of record
LEE OMAN
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A SLOW ROLL IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPARTING FROM RWY 34 AT THE SONOMA VALLEY ARPT. THE PLT STATED TO WITNESSES THAT HE LIKED TO ROLL HIS ACFT AFTER TAKEOFF. WITNESSES INDICATED THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER A 300 TO 400 FT GROUND ROLL AND ATTAINED AN ALT OF APRX 100 FT AGL AT A 45 DEG CLIMB ANGLE. THE AIRSPEED WAS APRX 85 TO 90 MPH WHEN IT ROLLED TO THE LEFT, FELL OUT OF THE MANEUVER AND STRUCK THE GROUND 3/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH THE ROLL. NONE OF THE WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING OR SEEING ANY MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE ACFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_LAX86FA014.txt.
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