NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX87LA159
Registry · N9GD
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
DAVIS PITTS S-1
Year of manufacture
1974 · 13 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790330
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC6B14
Registrant of record
SCHILDBERG GREGORY M
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN A GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER. THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION REPORTED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_LAX87LA159.txt.
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