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LAX87LA232

1987-06-06 · RANCHO CALIF, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 2L0

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO DETERIORATING WX ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLT. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A X-WIND FROM THE LEFT WHEN HE LANDED ON RWY 30. DRG THE LANDING, THE ACFT DRIFTED OFF THE RWY & ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR MIRED IN SOFT SOIL. THE ACFT THEN GROUND LOOPED & NOSED OVER. AN FAA INSPECTOR RPRTD THERE WAS A QUARTERINGTAIL WIND. APRX 31 MI NW AT RIVERSIDE, CA, THE 1655 WIND WAS FROM 290 DEG AT 13 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_LAX87LA232.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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