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LAX82DA165

1982-05-09 · SAN CARLOS, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SQL

N9180T has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-4, built 1996), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING. THE WIND WAS 240 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS. THIS WOULD BE A 60 DEGREE CROSS-WIND FOR RUNWAY 30. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHICH DIRECTION THE PILOT USED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_LAX82DA165.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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