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NYC86LA217

1986-08-24 · LAKEWOOD, New Jersey, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport N12

N5238X has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (STACHELSKI EDWARD D BOWERS FLYBABY 1-A, built 1993), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST OF CROSSWIND WHILE TAKING OFF. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86LA217.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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