NTSB LAX83LA233 — 1983-05-15 · SAN RAFAEL, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N8512M

Make / Model: BEECH P35
Year of manufacture: 1963 · 20 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19630502
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S ABADB9

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8512M Beech 35P None

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING HIS FINAL APCH TO LAND, HE OBSERVED AN INDIVIDUAL ON A SMALL LAWN-TYPE TRACTOR, WELL CLEAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AS HE WAS LOWERING THE NOSE, HE OBSERVED THE TRACTOR PASS UNDER THE LEFT WING OF THE ACFT. HE REPORTED THAT HE FELT NO IMPACT, BUT AFTER TURNING OFF THE RWY, HE NOTED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING WAS DENTED. HE NOTIFIED THE ARPT MANAGER, WHO INSPECTED THE RWY. THE TRACTOR OPERATOR WAS FOUND LYING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY WITH SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES & WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA233.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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