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LAX83LA358

1983-07-24 · JACUMBA, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport L78

Current FAA registration · N53619

Make / Model
LAISTER-KAUFFMAN LK-10A
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19860821
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6C954

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT STRUCK A BUSH DURING A LANDING SHORT OF THE RWY. THE INSTRUCTOR IN THE REAR SEAT NOTED THAT THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR AT THAT POSITION DID NOT REGISTER BELOW 60 MPH BY DESIGN. THE INSTRUCTOR HAD NO RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKEOF ACFT AND HAD NO FEELING FOR AIRSPEED IN IT. HE SAW THE ACFT WAS LOW AND SLOW AND REACHED TO CLOSE THE DIVE BRAKES AS THE ACFT STARTED TO SETTLE. THE ACFT IMPACTED A BUSH WITH THE LEFT WING AND GROUNDLOOPED COMING TO REST SHORT OF RWY 25.THE INSTRUCTOR OBSERVED THAT THERE WERE WIND SHEAR CONDITIONS AT THE TIME AND GUSTS TO 20 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA358.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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