Event LAX86LA241

1986-06-05 SONOMA, California, United States Airport · 0Q3 Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N62763

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BOEING A75N1(PT17)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A83384

Registrant of record

GEORGE ANDREW N

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N62763 Boeing A75N1 Serious

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POLE AND CRASHED IN A FLOODED FIELD WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE FLEW A 20 MINUTE LOCAL VFR FLIGHT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED HE HAD SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES AND WAS UNABLE TO RECALL ANY DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT AFTER THE ACFT STRUCK THE POLE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED MINOR IMPACT DAMAGE AND MUD AND RUST DEPOSITS. THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS RUSTED SHUT. EXAMINATION OF THE PROPELLER REVEALED ONE BLADE BENT FORWARD AND THE OTHER DAMAGED DUE TO A STRIKE. THE ENGINE WAS RUN ON A TEST STAND WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AFTER THE ENGINE OIL WAS CHANGED AND THE RIGHT MAGNETO REPLACED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_LAX86LA241.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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