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LAX84FA420

1984-07-28 · WILLOWS, California, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO PITCH UP FROM A LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE FROM ABOUT 300 FT AGL. THE ACFT THEN PITCHED DOWN & IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_LAX84FA420.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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