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LAX86LA191

1986-04-24 · FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE PILOT WAS FLYING A ROUND-ROBIN FLIGHT FROM COTTONWOOD, AZ TO PAGE, AZ, AND RETURN. THE PILOT HAD LANDED AT PAGE, AZ. WHILE ON THE RETURN LEG OF THE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTED HIS FUEL GAUGES WERE 'LOW' AND DIVERTED TO FLAGSTAFF, AZ. WHEN THE ACFT WAS NORTHEAST OF FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. WHILE NEGOTIATING AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A ROAD THE PILOT OBSERVED UNMARKED POWERLINES THAT CROSSED THE ROAD AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO 'PULL UP OVER THE POWERLINES' THE ACFT STALLED AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DISCLOSED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FUEL. THE EXACT ACFT FLIGHT TIME COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS BASED ON THE PILOT'S STATED ROUTE OF FLIGHT AND TAKEOFF AND LANDING DISCLOSED THE ACFT SHOULD HAVE CONSUMED 20.8 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE ACFT HAS 22.5 GALLONS OF USEABLE FUEL. THE CALCULATIONS ASSUME OPTIMUM WEATHER CONDITIONS AND PILOT TECHNIQUES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_LAX86LA191.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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