Event LAX86LA349

1986-09-14 EL MONTE, California, United States Airport · EMT Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N5066Z

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

QUICKSILVER SPRINT 2

Year of manufacture

1990

Engine

ROTAX 503DCSI (52 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20060707

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A6537C

Registrant of record

JONES DONALD E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5066Z Piper PA-22-108 Serious

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AS THE STUDENT PILOT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR NEARED THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND THE ACFT CONTINUED THE RIGHT TURN. THE ACFT IMPACTED STORAGE BUILDINGS APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RWY. A BUSINESS JET LANDED ON SAME RWY 3 MINUTES AND 40 SECONDS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_LAX86LA349.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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