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LAX86LA208

1986-05-03 · BANNING, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BNG

N777SK has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (PIPER PA-32R-300, built 1977), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE GLIDER PLT LOST LIFT AS HE FLEW FARTHER INTO THE MOUNTAINS WITH LACK OF THERMAL AND RIDGE EFFECT. A LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN INTO A RAVINE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_LAX86LA208.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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