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LAX82FUJ25

1982-01-21 · BAGDAD, Arizona, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport E51

N40291 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (TURNER VAUGHN E CHIPMUNK, built 2002), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY FROM PHOENIX TO BAGDAD, AZ UNDER A LOW OVERCAST. WHEN IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE TOO POOR FOR A LANDING THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE DIRECTION AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK HIGH TERRAIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_LAX82FUJ25.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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