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LAX85LA386

1985-09-08 · TUCSON, Arizona, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport E14

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE OBSERVED A TOW AIRPLANE AND A GLIDER ON THE RUNWAY AS HE TURNED ONTO THE FINAL APROACH TO LAND. HE SAID THAT HE CONTINUED HIS APPROACH AND WHEN THE TOW AIRCRAFT AND GLIDER FAILED TO TAKE OFF HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE RUNWAY, FLY AROUND THEM, AND LAND. THE WING OF THE STUDENT PILOT'S GLIDER COLLIDED WITH HIGH VEGETATION AND THE GLIDER IMPACTED THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_LAX85LA386.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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