NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX86LA325
Registry · N2568K
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7-15
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19941219
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A27142
Registrant of record
I-REVIEW CORP
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN ON RWY 18 AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. THE PLT INDICATED HE LOST CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING A ROLLING TAKEOFF AFTER TAXIING INTO POSITION ON THE RWY WITHOUT STOPPING. HE STATED HE NORMALLY STOPPED THE ACFT PRIOR TO APPLYING TAKEOFF POWER, BUT THIS TIME HE DID NOT. THE ACFT FIRST SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. THE PLT OVER COMPENSATED AND THE ACFT SWERVED BACK TO THE LEFT AND THEN BACK TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RWY. THE PLT ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1986_LAX86LA325.txt.
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Paper
Transonic Experimental Observations of Abrupt Wing Stall on an F/A-l8E Model
A transonic wind tunnel test of an 8% F/A-18E model was conducted in the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) 16 ft Transonic Tunnel (16-ft TT) to investigate on-surface flow physics during stall.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Paper
Transonic Experimental Observations of Abrupt Wing Stall on an F/A-18E Model (Invited)
A transonic wind tunnel test of an 8% F/A-18E model was conducted in the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) 16 ft Transonic Tunnel (16-ft TT) to investigate on-surface flow physics during stall.
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