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NYC86LA106

1986-04-14 · W. MILFORD, New Jersey, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 4N1

Current FAA registration · N43543

Make / Model
TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19580204
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A538B1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ON APPROACH TO MILFORD AIRPORT, THE FLIGHT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND CRASHED. THE PILOT MADE A MISSED APPROACH THEN ON SECOND APPROACH COLLIDED WITH WIRES, THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS DARK AND HE DID NOT SEE THE WIRES UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86LA106.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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