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LAX87LA307

1987-08-15 · PAGE, Arizona, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PGA

Current FAA registration · N608V

Make / Model
BEECH 35-33
Year of manufacture
1960 · 27 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19600311
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7E6D2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER ARRIVING AT THE ARPT, THE PLT ENTERED TRAFFIC TO LAND ON RWY 15 WITH A GUSTY X-WIND FROM THE RIGHT. HE REPORTED THAT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SUDDEN LEFT ROLL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE PLANE NOSED DOWN, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. AT 1050 MST, THE WIND WAS RPRTD TO BE FROM 200 DEG AT 10 GUSTING 24 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_LAX87LA307.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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