Event LAX83LA093

1983-01-01 ARROYO GRANDE, California, United States Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N84US

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 180K

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AB7F53

Registrant of record

MCGINTY FLYING SERVICE LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N84US Piccard AX-6 Serious

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A DOWNDRAFT WHEN HE WAS ON AN APCH TO LAND NEAR POWER LINES, AND WAS FORCED TO 'RIP OUT EARLY.' THE BALLOON LANDED LANDED RELATIVELY HARD, BUT WAS NOT DAMAGED. HOWEVER, THE PLT'S LEGS WERE CROSSED WHEN THE BALLOON TOUCHED DOWN & ONE LEG BROKE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA093.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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