Event LAX85IA225

1985-04-27 FRESNO, California, United States Airport · FAT None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N6041X

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH C24R

Year of manufacture

1979 · 6 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19790509

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A7D8AC

Registrant of record

REGISTRATION PENDING

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6041X Beech C24R None

Factual narrative

WHILE LDG WITH A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND THE STUDENT PLT BOUNCED THE ACFT. HE FAILED TO GO AROUND AS HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DO, & AFTER THE ACFT BOUNCED 2 MORE TIMES ITS NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS MINOR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_LAX85IA225.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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