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LAX84LA076

1983-11-27 · CALIFORNIA CITY, California, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport L71

Current FAA registration · N62BG

Make / Model
BURKHART GROB G 103 TWIN II
Year of manufacture
1981 · 2 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19820831
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A81404

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE WAS TURNING TO FINAL APPROACH WHEN THE GLIDER'S LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. REPORTEDLY, HE HAD GOTTEN 'TOO LOW & SLOW.' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX84LA076.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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