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LAX83LA223

1983-05-07 · FURNACE CREEK, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport L06

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE LANDING ON RWY 33, THE PLT SAW SOFT TERRAIN AHEAD AS HE APPROACHED THE END OF THE RWY. HE ELECTED TO TURN LEFT OFF THE RWY TO STOP; HOWEVER, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN & NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA223.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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