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LAX86LA055

1985-11-27 · SANTA MARIA, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SMX

Current FAA registration · N32998

Make / Model
PIPER PA-32-300
Year of manufacture
1975 · 10 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19750110
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A39373

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER COMPLETING A NIGHTTIME BUSINESS FLIGHT, THE PLT LANDED AND TAXIED TO PARKING. ENROUTE THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI BETWEEN TWO HANGARS AND AROUND A WASH RACK. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH AN UNMARKED CURB ADJACENT TO THE WASH RACK AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED BENDING THE RIGHT WING. THE PLT STATED THAT THE CURB PROTRUDED INTO AN AREA OF THE RAMP WHERE ACFT ARE PERMITTED TO TAXI. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_LAX86LA055.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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