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LAX84LA268

1984-04-23 · SAN CARLOS, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SQL

Current FAA registration · N3162R

Make / Model
CESSNA 182L
Year of manufacture
1967 · 17 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19671120
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A35FC9

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT MADE FOUR UNSUCCESSFUL LANDING ATTEMPTS FOLLOWED EACH TIME BY A GO-AROUND. THE FIRST ATTEMPT THE ACFT BOUNCED ONLANDING. THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE ACFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE THIRD ATTEMPT THE PLT STATED THAT THE WIND PUSHED THE ACFT FROM OVER THE RWY. THE FOURTH ATTEMPT THE ACFT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS LANDED ON THE FIFTH ATTEMPT. AFTERWARDS IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FIRE WALL WAS DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_LAX84LA268.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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