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LAX87LA272

1987-07-18 · PERRIS, California, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport L65

N125FD has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CIRRUS DESIGN SR22, built 2023), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE TOW PLT RPRTD THAT DRG TAKEOFF, HE FELT THE GLIDER RELEASE AT ABOUT 200' AGL. THE PURPOSE OF THE RELEASE WAS TO PRACTICE A ROPE BREAK. AFTER BEING RELEASED, THE GLIDER MANEUVERED BACK TOWARD THE ARPT, BUT IT HIT A TREE & A POWER LINE BEFORE REACHING THE PLANNED LANDING AREA & CRASHED. THE INSTRUCTOR HAD ONLY 2.4 HRS OF FLT TIME IN THIS MAKE & MODEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_LAX87LA272.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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