Event LAX86LA058

1985-12-06 FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, United States Airport · FLG None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N3762Y

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BOEING 737-832

Year of manufacture

2001

Engine

CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES (2200 hp)

Seats / Engines

189 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20011017

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A44CCA

Registrant of record

DELTA AIR LINES INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3762Y Cessna 210D None

Factual narrative

THE PLT NOTICED A WEAKNESS OF THE ACFT'S LEFT BRAKE DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF BUT ELECTED TO MAKE THE FLT. CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL AT THE DESTINATION ARPT STATED THE ACFT LANDED LONG AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN ONTO THE RIGHT HIGHSPEED TAXIWAY. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE RIGHT TURN HE TRIED TO TURN LEFT, BACK ONTO THE RWY, BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED THE RIGHT GROUND LOOP/SWERVE AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_LAX86LA058.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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