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SEA86LA181

1986-07-27 · SNOHOMISH, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport S43

Current FAA registration · N6509L

Make / Model
CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture
1980 · 6 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19800423
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A89058

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS VEERING TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE AND THE PILOT ROTATED PREMATURELY. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY ONTO UNEVEN TERRAIN. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT WAS FATIGUED AND HAS LESS THAN ONE HOUR OF SOLO FLIGHT TIME. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_SEA86LA181.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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