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LAX86LA356

1986-09-17 · MONTEREY, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MRY

Current FAA registration · N2116J

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-161
Year of manufacture
1978 · 8 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19781202
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1C06C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PRIVATE PLT LANDED HER ACFT & BEGAN TAXIING TOWARD A PARKING AREA. THE DRIVER OF AN ACFT FUEL SERVICE TRUCK OBSERVED THE APPROACHING ACFT, & HE BROUGHT HIS TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP IN AN AUTHORIZED AREA FOR TRUCK TRAFFIC. HE WAS CLEAR OF THE TAXIWAY. THE PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HER ACFT & IT BEGAN VEERING TOWARD THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO GET THE PILOT'S ATTENTION BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE ACFT TAXIED INTO THE STATIONARY TRUCK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_LAX86LA356.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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