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FTW83LA443

1983-09-25 · HOUSTON, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SGR

N53070 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 172S, built 2003), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP FOLLOWING A NIGHT LANDING. THE TAXIWAY WAS UNLIGHTED & THE PLT STATED THE HE 'SIMPLY TURNED TOO SHORT ONTO THE MAIN TAXIWAY.' DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT WING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW83LA443.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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