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NYC86LA009

1985-10-12 · WESTERLY, Rhode Island, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE ACFT GROUNDLOOPED DURING LNDG. THE PLT REPORTED THAT A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND WAS THE CAUSE. THE SIND WAS REPORTED AS CALM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC86LA009.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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