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LAX84LA496

1984-09-24 · SALINAS, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON RWY 26 AND AFTER THE ACFT SLOWED DOWN TO APRX 15 TO 20 KTS, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RT WING AND THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RT. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS 340 DEGREES AT 11 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_LAX84LA496.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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