MKC86FA088

1986-04-14 · NORFOLK, Nebraska, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport OFK

Aircraft involved

N6700L Piper PA-31 Fatal

Factual narrative

THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 31 WITH A LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY VARIABLE FROM 1/4 MILE TO 1/16 MILE AND WINDS FROM 290 DEGREES AT 38 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 47 KNOTS. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS AIRBORNE NO MORE THAN TWO MINUTES AFTER THE ENGINES WERE STARTED. THE AIRPLANE WAS HEARD AND OBSERVED 1/4 OF A MILE NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT AT LOW ALTITUDE. IT CLIMBED INTO THE CLOUDS AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN AN ALMOST FLAT ATTITUDE, 1/8 OF A MILE BEYOND AND WAS DEMOLISHED BY IMPACT AND POST-IMPACT FIRE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MKC86FA088.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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