SEA87LA009
1986-10-12 · EMMETT, Idaho, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport S78
Current FAA registration · N25468
- Make / Model
- CESSNA C-165
- Year of manufacture
- 1940 · 46 years old at event
- Engine
- WARNER SS165 SERIES (175 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 4 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 19560518
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S A269A5
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AND A GROUNDLOOP OCCURRED. THIS WAS THE PILOTS FIRST FLIGHT IN A TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_SEA87LA009.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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