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LAX83LA399

1983-08-20 · FRESNO, California, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport Q60

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING THE FLARE FOR LANDING AND CAME TO REST NEAR THE RWY THRESHOLD. THE PLT STATED HE GOT TOO LOW DURING THE APPROACH DURING A CHECKOUT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE PIC HAD OVER 400 HOURS OF SINGLE ENGINE TIME BUT NONE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. HE STATED THAT DURING THE APPROACH THE PREVIOUS OWNER IN THE RIGHT SEAT SAID THE APPROACH LOOKED OK TO HIM JUST BEFORE THE PLT ADDED POWER AND COLLIDED WITH THE FENCE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA399.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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