Event FTW84LA052

1983-11-12 EL PASO, Texas, United States Airport · ELP None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N70083

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA A185E

Year of manufacture

1971 · 12 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19711206

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A9581A

Registrant of record

AIR PACIFIC LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N70083 Cessna A185E None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT GROUNDLOOPED DURING LANDING ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLT. THE LANDING WAS ON RWY 22 AND THE WIND WAS FROM 270 DEGREES AT 9 KTS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAINLANDING GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW84LA052.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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