LAX85FA128

1985-01-31 · APPLE VALLEY, California, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport APV

Aircraft involved

N9018T Cessna 182C Serious

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER THE LEFT DOWNWIND LEG AT A LOW ALT OF ABOUT 200 FT AGL. THE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY, & THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY, BUT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT & TO THE LEFT OF THE APCH END OF THE RWY. WING FLAPS WERE FOUND FULLY RETRACTED. FUEL WAS FOUND IN BOTH WING TANKS, BUT THE CARBURETOR BOWL CONTAINED ONLY A FEW DROPS OF FUEL. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND WITH THE ENGINE OR FUEL SYSTEM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_LAX85FA128.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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