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LAX82DA298

1982-08-14 · LIVERMORE, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LVK

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS DEPARTING ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, HIT A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, WHO WAS ALSO HIS INSTRUCTOR, STATED THAT A MODERATE CROSSWIND EXISTED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO HEAD FOR THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SND HE OVERCORRECTED WITH RUDDER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_LAX82DA298.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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