Event LAX83FUG23

1983-09-22 HESPERIA, California, United States Airport · L26 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2865H

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

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

Registrant of record

BAYNE WILLIAM R

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2865H Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415C None

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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