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MKC86LA056

1986-01-31 · DES MOINES, Iowa, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DSM

N25735 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7B-15), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE WAS ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL FOR A PRACTICE FLIGHT WHEN HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND STAYED THERE UNTIL IT IMPACTED A TAXI/INTERSECTION SIGN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MKC86LA056.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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