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NYC86LA141

1986-06-02 · SYRACUSE, New York, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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DURING DESCENT ABOUT SIX MILES FROM SYRACUSE HANCOCK AIRPORT, THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED ENGINE VIBRATION. ENGINE LOST POWER AND RESTARTED. HOWEVER WHEN FLIGHT WAS AT 3500 FEET, POWER WAS LOST AGAIN. PILOT SET UP FOR BEST GLIDE AND CRASHED IN A GRASSY FIELD. FULL RIGHT RUDDER APPLIED TO AVOID TREES. THE LEFT WING STRUCK SMALL TREES, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES COMING TO REST IN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH RIGHT WING EXTENDED INTO THE AIR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86LA141.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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