NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX86LA254
Registry · N91608
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
NORTH AMERICAN NAVION
Year of manufacture
1946 · 40 years old at event
TCDS
A-782 · SIERRA HOTEL AERO INC
Engine
CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES (205 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560503
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ACAF6E
Registrant of record
BRANDT GOETZ K
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT'S ENGINE FAILED APRX 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE DURING THE FORCED LANDING THAT FOLLOWED. POST ACCIDENT INPSECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED ON THE AUX TANK. THE MAIN FUEL TANKS WERE FULL. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY WHEN FUEL FROM THE MAIN TANK WAS SELECTED. THE ENGINE RAN ONLY 17 SECONDS BEFORE QUITTING WHEN THE AUX TANK WAS SELECTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_LAX86LA254.txt.
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