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LAX85LA220

1985-04-23 · SHOW LOW, Arizona, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SOW

N8275P has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (POWRACHUTE LLC AIRWOLF 912ULS, built 2017), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER GIVING THE PILOT AIRPORT ADVISORIES,VIA UNICOM, THE REFUELER DROVE THE REFUELING TRUCK ACROSS THE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING ITS TAKEOFF ROLL. THE PILOT UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE IMPACT, ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF BEFORE REACHING THE TANKER. THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE REFUELING TANK AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMB. AFTER THE COLLISION THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_LAX85LA220.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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