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FTW83LA225

1983-05-06 · SOCORRO, New Mexico, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ONM

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, AT ABOUT 10 FT AGL & 95 MPH IN LEVEL FLT, THE PLT FOUND THE CONTROLS 'INEFFECTIVE.' THE ACFT IMPACTED AT FULL POWER IN A CRAB & BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE ACFT STILL WOULD NOT CLIMB & THE PLT LOWERED THE NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED. THE ACFT IMPACTED A MOUND OF ROCKS CAUSING IT TO NOSE OVER & COME TO REST INVERTED. THERE IS A MOUNTAIN WEST OF THE ARPT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW83LA225.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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