NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX88LA044
Registry · N802H
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
ROBERT PETERSON HOPPER DUO
Year of manufacture
2024
Engine
AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20240629
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAE9FA
Registrant of record
PETERSON ROBERT
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT RPRTD THAT HE HAD MADE A NORMAL PREFLIGHT, BUT AFTER THE ACFT HAD ROLLED ABOUT 200 TO 250 FT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT CAME TO REST WITH DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION, PROPS & ENGS. DRG AN INSPN OF THE ACFT, THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS FOUND IN THE UP POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY DURING A SUBSEQUENT CHECK OF THE SYSTEM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_LAX88LA044.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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