Boeing E75 accident near Tooele, Utah, August 7, 1986
On August 7, 1986 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Boeing E75, registered N1387V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tooele, Utah. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 7, 1986 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Tooele, Utah · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing E75 · all E75s on the register
- Registration
- N1387V · registry record · serial 75-8291
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT RPRTD THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT WHILE CROSSING A RIDGELINE IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, APRX 5 MI NE OF TOOELE,UT. THE ELEV OF THE ACDNT SITE WAS ABOUT 9,000 FT & THE TEMP WAS RPRTD BY THE PLT TO BE 80 DEG. THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTEDIN A DENSITY ALT OF ABOUT 12,500 FT. THE PLT SAID HE SHOULD HAVE SELECTED A ROUTE AROUND THE MOUNTAINS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 4,200 hours in all; 20 in this make and model; 45 in the last 90 days; 4,100 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,765 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 6, 1986
- Maximum gross weight: 2,717 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-985 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: U42 Salt Lake City UT
- Destination: EKO Elko NV
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 11,000 ft; scat at 8,000 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:50 pm from SLC, 16 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DEN86LA222.