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LAX84LA091

1983-12-03 · JACUMBA, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport L78

N711KR has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CIRRUS DESIGN SR22, built 2015), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A BUSH AND GROUNDLOOPED SHORT OF THE RWY. THE WIND WAS UNUSUALLY STRONG AND THE GLIDER PLT STATED HE MISJUDGED ITS EFFECT AND SHOULD HAVE FLOWN THE BASE LEG CLOSER. THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY AND GROUND LOOPED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX84LA091.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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