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LAX82DA338

1982-09-03 · PERRIS VALLEY, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport L65

N5374U has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BURKHART GROB G-109B), which was not involved in this event.

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Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANUEVER THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO CENTER, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. WHEN HE SAW A DITCH AHEAD AND APPLIED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND COLLIDED WITH THE DITCH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BELIEVES HIS PASSENGER APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE EVENTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_LAX82DA338.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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