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LAX87LA236

1987-06-15 · MERCED, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MCE

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT APRX 4 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RUNWAY AND MADE A FORCED LANDING APRX 3 MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND NOSED OVER. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT APRX 8 OUNCES OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_LAX87LA236.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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