NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX83FJA05
Registry · N101MA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-31-350
Year of manufacture
1977 · 6 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
8 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19771008
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0097F
Registrant of record
PABLO AIR CHARTERS LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING A TURN-AROUND WHILE ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. THE PILOT HAD MADE A FEW RUNS OVER THE SAME FIELD UNTIL HE EXHAUSTED HIS LOAD. AFTER LANDING AND RELOADING HE RETURNED TO THE AREA TO FINISH THE JOB AND ON THE 1ST TURN-AROUND HE COLLIDED WITH A TREE. THE RIGHT TOP WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME DURING THE TREE CONTACT AND LANDED ABOUT 100 FEET SHORT OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE ON A DIRECT LINE FROM THE TREE. FIRE BROKE OUT ON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS PULLED FROM THE WRECKAGE BY FIELD WORKERS BUT DIED IN THE HOSPITAL THAT AFTERNOON. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_LAX83FJA05.txt.
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