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LAX83LA406

1983-08-23 · SAN CARLOS, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SQL

Current FAA registration · N3737L

Make / Model
BEECH F33A
Year of manufacture
1980 · 3 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19801006
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A44248

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT DURING THE FINAL APPROACH SEQUENCE HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE SINKING OF THE ACFT, CAUSING THE ACFT TO BOUNCE. DURING THE RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE RWY & COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA406.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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