NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX84FA396
Registry · N8719
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
TRAVEL AIR 4000
Year of manufacture
1929 · 55 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19721107
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ABFDA0
Registrant of record
FEDERAL AERIAL APPLICATORS LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
GROUND WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THIS & ANOTHER ACFT WERE ENGAGED IN A MOCK 'DOGFIGHT'; BOTH ACFT WERE CIRCLING THE ACCIDENT AREA BETWEEN 500-800 FT AGL & NEITHER ACFT WAS NEGOTIATING ANY AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. THE PLT STATED THAT DURING A DESCENDING 30 DEG RIGHT BANKING TURN, THE ACFT ENTERED INTO A RIGHT SPIN. CONTROL INPUTS, INCLUDING 'AFT STICK PRESSURE,' COULD NOT ARREST THE SPIN. THE PLT HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY SPIN/SPIN RECOVERY INSTRUCTION FROM A CFI IN THE ACFT. HOWEVER, THE PLT'S FATHER STATED HE HAD GIVEN THE PLT SPIN/SPIN RECOVERY INSTRUCTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1984_LAX84FA396.txt.
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Paper
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Paper
Turbine bypass engine - A new supersonic cruise propulsion concept
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Technical Memorandum (TM)
Investigation of Spiral Bevel Gear Condition Indicator Validation via AC-29-2C Combining Test Rig Damage Progression Data with Fielded Rotorcraft Data
This is the final of three reports published on the results of this project. In the first report, results were presented on nineteen tests performed in the NASA Glenn Spiral Bevel Gear Fatigue Test Ri…
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Sunspots and the physics of magnetic flux tubes. VI - Convective propulsion. VII - Heat flow in a convective downdraft
The effect of negative aerodynamic drag in an ideal fluid subject to convective instability is considered. It is shown that a cylinder moving in such a fluid is propelled forward in its motion by the …
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