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NYC87FA002

1986-10-01 · LUMBERTON, New Jersey, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport N14

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Factual narrative

DURING A TAKE OFF, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. AFTER REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 300 FT AGL, IT WENT INTO A STEEP DSCNT & CRASHED IN ABOUT A 70 DEG NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS EVIDENT. REPORTEDLY, THE PLT WAS MAKING A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. DURING THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS, THE PLT HAD FLOWN ONLY ONCE WHEN HE MADE 3 TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS ON A .5 HR FLT ON 9/20/86. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC87FA002.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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