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LAX84LA344

1984-06-09 · KERNVILLE, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport L05

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PLT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH ACFT NEAR MAX GROSS WEIGHT. THE DENSITY ALT WAS CALCULATED TO BE 5000 FT. ACCORDING TO THE PERFORMANCE CHARTS, THE ACFT WOULD HAVE USED APRX 5000 FT FOR TAKEOFF. THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY WAS 3500 FEET LONG. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF BUT ABORTED WHEN THE ACFT WOULD NOT FLY AT A ROTATION SPEED OF 70 KTS. THE PLT USED MAX BRAKING BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT BEFORE IT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_LAX84LA344.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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