NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX86LA267
Registry · N7687B
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BELLANCA 14-19-2
Year of manufacture
1957 · 29 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19571112
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA628F
Registrant of record
ROBERTS JAMES D TRUSTEE
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT & IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING A LANDING TO RWY 27. THE PLT INDICATED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 190 DEG AT 15 GUSTING 20 KTS. REPORTEDLY, HE LANDED ON RWY 27 WITH AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 80 MPH. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED & THE ACFT VEERED LEFT & GROUND LOOPED OFF THE RWY. THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE RWY SHOULDER ONTO ROUGH TERRAIN. THE PLT ALSO INDICATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM A FSS. THE WINDS WERE FORCAST TO BE FROM 190 DEG AT 15 GUSTING 20 KTS AT THE DESTINATION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_LAX86LA267.txt.
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