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NYC86LA193

1986-08-03 · LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PIPER PA-60 AEROSTAR WAS MAKING A TAKEOFF WITH FIVE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE PIC DID NOT ESTABLISH ANY PROCEDURES WITH HIS CO-PILOT PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE 4100 FT RUNWAY TO THE OVERRUN FINALLY BECOMING AIRBORNE. THE CO-PILOT THEN GRABBED THE CONTROLS AND PULLED THE CONTROL WHEEL BACK. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED AND THEN THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND CONTACTED POWER LINES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ON FIRE PRIOR TO SETTLING TO THE GROUND. ALL FIVE OCCUPANTS ESCAPED INJURY, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. BOTH FRONT SEAT PILOTS (PIC & CO-PILOT) HAD OPERATED PA-60 AIRCRAFT AS PIC. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86LA193.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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