Event LAX86FVM03

1986-03-21 CUYAMA, California, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N29DS

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

EARLS DAVID SONERAI 2

Year of manufacture

1983 · 3 years old at event

Engine

VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION (36 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19850419

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A2F37D

Registrant of record

WEAVER TRACEY L

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N29DS Beech 65-A80 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT CONTACTED TWO COWS WHILE OPERATING ALONG THE SIDE OF A ROAD IN A REMOTE AREA. VEHICLE TRACKS WERE FOUND NEAR THE WRECKAGE, HOWEVER, NO PERSONS WERE FOUND AT OR NEAR THE WRECKAGE. TRAINED DRUG SNIFFING DOGS WERE USED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND IT IS BELIEVED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF DRUGS WERE ONBOARD THE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_LAX86FVM03.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

Beyond the agency record

Search this event elsewhere.

Pre-filled searches into the sources where news + community discussion of aviation events lives. External sources are reported, not agency. Treat them as signal that something happened, not as fact about what happened.

TallyAero Live Wire Aviation press

Entity-clustered aviation events in the press — last 24 hr + 30-day archive.

NTSB CAROL Agency ↗

Official agency record + docket.

NTSB Docket Agency ↗

Investigative docket: factual reports, photos, transcripts.

Aviation Safety Network Aviation press ↗

Long-running aviation incident database (Flight Safety Foundation).

Kathryn's Report Aviation press ↗

Community NTSB synthesis blog — often has photos and witness reports.

Aviation Herald Aviation press ↗

Gold-standard aviation incident blog.