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LAX83LA445

1983-09-18 · BURBANK, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BUR

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE ON FINAL APCH FOR A NIGHT LANDING, THE ENG LOST POWER & THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE ACFT HIT THE TOP OF A CYCLONE FENCE, DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR, THEN THE ACFT SLID INTO A BLAST BARRIER. AN ENG RUN-UP WAS MADE, & LATER, A TEARDOWN WAS PERFORMED TO CHECK THE CRANKSHAFT, BUT NO DEFICIENIES WERE FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA445.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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