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LAX86FVA15

1986-08-23 · PORTERVILLE, California, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PTV

Current FAA registration · N9023B

Make / Model
1CA-BRASOV 1S-28M2
Year of manufacture
1978 · 8 years old at event
Engine
LIMBACH 1700E (68 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790122
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC795D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING INITIAL CLIMB, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD WHIR THEN A BOOM SOUND. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VIBRATING SO THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. HAVING GAINED 200 TO 300 FEET OF ALT THE PILOT INITIATED A LEFT 180 DEG TURN TO ATTEMPT A FORCED LANDING ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ROLLED THE ACFT WINGS LEVEL AND WAS FOUR TO SIX FEET AGL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED ONE OF THE THREE WOODED PROPELLER BLADES HAD SEPARATED FROM THE HUB FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_LAX86FVA15.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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