LAX87LA067

1986-12-21 · CHICO, California, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CIC

Aircraft involved

N64533 Cessna 172M Minor

Factual narrative

DURING AN ILS APCH TO RWY 13L, THE PLT THINKING HE WAS AT THE MISSED APCH POINT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN 200 YRDS WEST OF THE ARPT. THE ROUTE OF FLT WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN A NORTH WESTERLY DIRECTION. EXAM OF THE NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENTS REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER TWO NAVIGATIONAL RADIO WAS TUNED TO AN INCORRECT FREQ. THE PLT HAD RETURNED TO THE ACFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND TRIED TO MAKE RADIO CONTACT WITH NEARBY FACILITIES. HE DOES NOT REMEMBER IF HE CHANGED THE NAVIGATIONAL FREQS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_LAX87LA067.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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