NTSB LAX86LA267 — 1986-06-27 · MAMMOTH, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N7687B

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

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7687B Bellanca 14-19-2 None

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. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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