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LAX85LA279

1985-06-16 · APPLE VALLEY, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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ENG FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUTION WHILE THE ACFT WAS ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 18 AT APPLE VALLEY. A FORCED LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN SHORT OF THE RWY RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_LAX85LA279.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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