Event LAX82DA266

1982-07-18 GRAND CANYON, Arizona, United States Airport · GCN None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N4600S

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH A36

Year of manufacture

1975 · 7 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19751023

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A59C04

Registrant of record

COZZOLINO AEROSPORTS II LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4600S Beech A36 None

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT DRAGGED A WINGTIP DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AND SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 8200 FEET.THE PILOT SAID HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN A CLIMB SO HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. NO PILOT REPORT HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR THIS ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_LAX82DA266.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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