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MKC87FA012

1986-11-02 · SILOAM SPRINGS, Arkansas, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SLG

N7062P has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BELLANCA 7GCBC, built 1972), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT HAD LOGGED 3 HRS OF SIMULATED INSTRUMENT TRAINING PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. HE RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING WHICH REPORTED WX CONDITIONS NEARBY WERE IFR DUE TO LOW CEILINGS AND FOG. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ACFT STARTED A LEFT TURN AND IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A LEFT WING, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. WITNESSES STATED PATCHY FOG WAS PRESENT AROUND THE ARPT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MKC87FA012.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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