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LAX83FUG23

1983-09-22 · HESPERIA, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport L26

Current FAA registration · N2865H

Make / Model
ERCOUPE 415-C
Year of manufacture
1946 · 37 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560830
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2E754

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING THE APT, USING THE TWO PRECEDING ACFT AS REFERENCED, AS HIS ACFT HAD NO TAXI OR LANDING LIGHTS. HIS ACFT WAS CAUGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE ACFT AHEAD, CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL. THE ACFT STRUCK A BUSH APRX 100 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY CENTERLINE, SPUN 360 DEGREES AND LANDED FLAT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83FUG23.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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