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LAX84LA205

1984-03-04 · LA VERNE, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RWY DURING AN ILS APPROACH. THE PLT SAID HE TOOK HIS EYES OFF THE PANEL TO LOOK OUTSIDE AND GOT OFF THE GLIDE SLOPE. THE PLT ALSO SAID THE WEATHER WAS BELOW APPROACH MINIMUMS. THE ILS WAS CHECKED BY FAA AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN TOLERANCE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_LAX84LA205.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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