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LAX86FA233

1986-05-27 · CHINO, California, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE PRIVATE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT, OVERFLEW HIS HOME AIRPORT BY 23 NAUTICAL MILES UPON RETURNING FROM A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND DESCENDED INTO A HILL. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE PLT HAD FLOWN 10 HRS DURING THE LAST 24 HRS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_LAX86FA233.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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