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LAX87LA248

1987-06-29 · TEMECULA, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 2L0

N2025L has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (NEW KOLB AIRCRAFT KOLB FIRESTAR II), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING WHEN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENT CROSSWINDS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THE LANDING APPROACH. BOTH U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AOPA'S AIRPORT DIRECTORIES CONTAIN WARNINGS IN THE AIRPORT REMARKS SECTIONS OF OCCASIONAL STRONG TURBULENT CROSSWIND ENCOUNTERS AT THE RANCHO CALIFORNIA AIRPORT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_LAX87LA248.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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