Event LAX84LA109

1983-10-25 EL MONTE, California, United States Airport · EMT None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2353F

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CUBCRAFTERS INC CC11-160

Year of manufacture

2012

Engine

CUBCRAFTER CC340 (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20120223

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A21DDA

Registrant of record

WILD BILLS AVIATION

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2353F Cessna 210E None

Factual narrative

A RELATIVELY INEXPERIENCED PLT MADE A HARD LANDING AND REPORTED THAT THE 'FRONT' TIRE BLEW UPON LANDING. HE PULLED UP & THE ACFT BALLOONED AND LANDED VERY HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL. CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL STATED THAT THE ACFT FLEW INTO THE RWY IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THERE WAS NO APPARENT ATTEMPT TO FLARE FOR LANDING. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD ABOUT 20 HOURS FLIGHT TIME IN THE SUBJECT MODEL ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX84LA109.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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