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NYC86LA190

1986-07-18 · PLAINVILLE, Connecticut, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 4B8

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHEN THE PLT CHECKED THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR ON TAKEOFF, HE SAW NO INDICATION OF SPEED & ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY. THE ACFT CONTD OFF THE DEPARTURE END, WHEN DOWN AN EMBANKMENT & BECAME INVERTED. AN EXAM REVEALED THE LACK OF AIRSPEED INDICATION WAS DUE TO A BLOCKAGE IN THE PITOT TUBE. THE BLOCKAGE HAD THE APPEARANCE OF A SUBSTANCE DEPOSITED BY MUD WASPS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86LA190.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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