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LAX83LA327

1983-07-09 · ROOSEVELT, Arizona, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport E75

N8378J has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DJI AGRAS T50), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE FLT DEPARTED FROM AN ARPT WHERETHE ELEVATION IS 2361 FT. THE FLT PROCEEDED TOWARD NEARBY MOUNTAINS WHOSE ELEVATION IS ABOUT 5000 FT MSL. THE ACFT RATE OF CLIMB WAS ABOUT 150 FT A MINUTE. THE PILOT TRIED TO CLIMB OVER THE MOUNTAINS BUT FAILED TO CLEAR A RIDGE LINE AND CRASHED IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE PILOT ATTRIBUTES DENSITY ALT AND FULL LOAD AS FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA327.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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