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LAX86LA272

1986-06-29 · HESPERIA, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport L26

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Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED CARBLE AIRPORT (CCB), UPLAND, CA, ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PERSONAL FLIGHT TO BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZONA. THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED WHILE APPROACHING HESPERIA, CA AT ABOUT 7,500 FT M.S.L. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE STUDENT PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT HESPERIA AIR LODGE (L26). WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH SOME UNMARKED WIRES WHICH CROSS THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE BEFORE THE ENGINE COULD BE EXAMINED. PLTS FLT TIME WAS NOT AVAILABLE/NOT REPORTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_LAX86LA272.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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