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LAX83LA410

1983-08-26 · GILA BEND, Arizona, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport E63

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THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH DITCH DURING LANDING. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT FLOATED AFTER THE FLARE FOR LANDING AND EVEN THOUGH HEAVY BRAKING WAS USED AFTER LANDING THE ACFT DID NOT STOP ON THE RWY. THE WIND WAS CALM BUT THE PLT SAID HE HAD NOT OBSERVED THE WINDSOCK PRIOR TO LANDING. THE RWY USED IS 3800 FT LONG WITH A 200 FT OVERRUN. THE DITCH IS 100 BEYOND THE OVERRUN. THE PLT STATED IN HIS WRITTEN REPORT THAT HE SHOULD HAVE MADE A GO-AROUND WHEN THE KNEW HE COULD NOT MAKE THE LANDING APPROACH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA410.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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