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NYC87LA034

1986-11-15 · JACKMAN, Maine, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 59B

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON A RUNWAY MARKED WITH A X. THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN EXTENDED AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO SOME POWERLINES. THE PILOT HIT THE POWER LINES ON FINAL AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC87LA034.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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