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LAX88DUJ04

1988-05-08 · MARANA, Arizona, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MZJ

N89WS has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC, built 1993), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRPLANE WAS ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT SINCE BEING CERTIFIED. THE PILOT HAD OVERHAULED THE ENGINE 2.5 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. DURING THE CLIMB THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE THEN THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID HE COULD NOT REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_LAX88DUJ04.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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