NTSB LAX85LA295 — 1985-06-22 · ANGWIN, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N3800F

Make / Model: GREAT LAKES 2T-1A-2
Year of manufacture: 1977 · 8 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19770610
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A45DA8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3800F Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 None

Factual narrative

DURING A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLT, WX CONDITIONS ALONG THE ROUTE INDUCED THE PLT TO DIVERT TO THE ANGWIN ARPT. AFTER AN OVERFLT TO OBTAIN WIND INFORMATION FROM THE WIND SOCK, THE PLT SAID HE ENTERED THE PATTERN AND COMPLETED A NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PLT STATED THAT HE 'GOT CAUGHT BY A GUST (OF) CROSSWIND AND STRUCK (A) WINGTIP ON (A) RUNWAY LIGHT WHILE COMPENSATING FOR (THE) CROSS WIND.' THE PLT ESTIMATED THE WINDS AS FROM 270 DEGREES AT 10 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 KTS. THE CLOSEST OFFICIAL WX REPORTING STATION (18 NM WEST) REPORTED WINDS FROM 170 DEGREES AT 5 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_LAX85LA295.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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