Bellanca 14-19-2 accident near Mammoth, California, June 27, 1986
On June 27, 1986 at about 11:00 pm local time, a Bellanca 14-19-2, registered N7687B, was substantially damaged in an accident near Mammoth, California (Mammoth-June Lakes airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 27, 1986 · about 11:00 pm local time
- Place
- Mammoth, California · Mammoth-June Lakes · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 14-19-2 · all 14-19-2s on the register
- Registration
- N7687B · registry record · serial 4038
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT & IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING A LANDING TO RWY 27. THE PLT INDICATED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 190 DEG AT 15 GUSTING 20 KTS. REPORTEDLY, HE LANDED ON RWY 27 WITH AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 80 MPH. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED & THE ACFT VEERED LEFT & GROUND LOOPED OFF THE RWY. THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE RWY SHOULDER ONTO ROUGH TERRAIN. THE PLT ALSO INDICATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM A FSS. THE WINDS WERE FORCAST TO BE FROM 190 DEG AT 15 GUSTING 20 KTS AT THE DESTINATION.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,083 hours in all; 800 in this make and model; 35 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days; 2,930 as pilot in command; 1,117 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,141 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 3, 1986; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,700 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental O-470-K (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TSP Techachapi CA at 9:30 pm
- Destination: MMH Mammoth CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 7,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 41 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 15,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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