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LAX84LA102

1983-12-08 · ST. JOHNS, Arizona, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SJN

Current FAA registration · N66876

Make / Model
BEECH V35B
Year of manufacture
1979 · 4 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19791113
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8D55D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ABOUT 10 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF THE PAX DOOR OPENED & THE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT ST. JOHNS. UNAWARE THAT THE WIND WAS CALM, THE PLT SELECTED RWY 20, WHICH IS 3400 FT LONG, RATHER THAN RWY31, WHICH IS 5300 FT LONG, BECAUSE WHEN HE DEPARTED SHOW LOW THE WIND WAS FROM THE SW. DURING APPROACH & TOUCHEDOWN THE PLT HELD ONTO THE UNLATCHEDDOOR TO REDUCE THE AERODYNAMIC BUFFETING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE RECOGNIZED HE WAS RAPIDLY RUNNING OUT OF RWY. HE DID NOT RETRACT THE FLAPS BUT INCREASED HIS BRAKING EFFORS. THE ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY & COLLIDED WITH A CHAIN LINK PERIMETER FENCE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX84LA102.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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