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NYC86LA139

1986-05-29 · JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport JST

Current FAA registration · N80611

Make / Model
GLOBE GC-1B
Year of manufacture
1946 · 40 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR C125 SERIES (125 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560523
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAFABC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE FLIGHT DEPARTED JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA AIRPORT AT ABOUT 1600 HOURS AND RETURNED AT ABOUT 1700 HOURS. ON LANDING, THE PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP AND ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER FIRE ERUPTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86LA139.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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