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LAX84FA319

1984-05-28 · HALF MOON BAY, California, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE TWO ACFT COLLIDED AFTER N1920Y MADE A RADIO CALL TO ANNOUNCE HIS INTENTIONS OF TAKING OFF. N5157B WAS IN A STEEP DESCENT AT MIDFIELD WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH THE TOP REAR PORTION OF N1920Y. THE COLLISION OCCURRED AT ABOUT 75 FT AGL. THE TWO ACFT CRASHED ON THE ARPT. OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED THAT NO RADIO TRANSMISSION WAS HEARD FROM N5157B ANNOUNCING HIS INTENTIONS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_LAX84FA319.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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