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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event LAX82FA290

1982-08-04 PALO VERDE, Arizona, United States Fatal 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1UR

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CIRRUS DESIGN SF50

Year of manufacture

2019

Engine

WILLIAMS FJ33-5A

Seats / Engines

7 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20190205

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A001D4

Registrant of record

DRAGON HEALTH AVIATION LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT TOOK OFF FROM A ROAD NEAR THE PLT'S HOME. IT WAS OBSERVED TO GO AROUND A PICKUP TRUCK PARKED ALONGSIDE THE ROAD & THEN LIFT OFF. THE ACFT CLIMBED, TURNED RIGHT BRIEFLY & THEN WENT WINGS LEVEL. IT THEN STARTED A RIGHT DESCENDING TURN INTO THE GROUND. THE RIGHT PROPELLER HAD ONLY A FEW LIGHT NICKS ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE BLADES. THE RIGHT ENG FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE & VALVE WERE IN AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION BETWEEN THE MAIN & AUX TANK, PARTIALLY EXPOSING THE AUX TANK LINE. ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS OBSERVED IN THE RIGHT WING MAIN TANK. THE RIGHT WING AUX TANK WAS FILLED WITH APPROXIMATELY 30 GALS WATER & A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS OBSERVED FLOATING ON THE WATER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_LAX82FA290.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.