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Event LAX83LA113

1983-02-18 PALM SPRINGS, California, United States Airport · PSP None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS BLOWN ONTO ITS NOSE & WING WHILE TAXIING ON THE RAMP. ACCORDING TO TOWER PERSONNEL THE WIND HAD BEEN VARIABLE FROM 200 TO 300 DEG WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35K. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA113.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.