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LAX83FA051

1982-12-06 · CASA GRANDE, Arizona, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO WIRES 34 FEET ABOVE GROUND 800 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY AT DUSK. THE WIRES WERE MARKED AND BOTH THE STUDENT PILOT AND THE INSTRUCTOR WERE AWARE OF THEM. A NO FLAP LANDING WAS BEING ATTEMPTED. THIS WAS ONE OF SEVERAL LANDINGS MADE. ALL LIGHTS ON AIRPORT AND AIRCRAFT WERE WORKING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_LAX83FA051.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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