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LAX83FUG02

1982-10-11 · REDLANDS, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport L-12

Current FAA registration · N1252W

Make / Model
WACO SRE
Year of manufacture
1941 · 41 years old at event
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19720210
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A068F8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING LANDING INTO A SUN LOW ON THE HORIZON THE ACFT DRIFTED LEFT & TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY OFF THE RWY. THE LEFT GEAR CAUGHT A CONSTRUCTION HOLE & SHEARED OFF. THE ACFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL & STRUCK A ROCK PILE SHEARING THE RIGHT GEAR OFF.THE RWY RECENTLY HAD A NEW RWY LIGHTING SYSTEM INSTALLED & THERE WERE MULTIPLE HAZARDS SUCH AS HOLES & ROCK PILES ADJACENT TO THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_LAX83FUG02.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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