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LAX84LA197

1984-02-24 · CHANDLER, Arizona, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT HAD JUST COMPLETED A POWER-OFF SPIRAL TO ABOUT 200 FT AGL. POWER WAS APPLIED & THE ACFT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 500 FT AGL WHEN THE ENG QUIT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING. ALL FUEL LINES & THE FUEL BOOST PUMP WERE FOUND DRY. HOWEVER, FUEL WAS STILL PRESENT IN THE RIGHT TANK & THE PUMP PUMPED FUEL FROM THIS TANK AFTER THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_LAX84LA197.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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