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LAX88LA081

1987-12-29 · BANNING, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BNG

Current FAA registration · N12943

Make / Model
CESSNA 172M
Year of manufacture
1973 · 14 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19731016
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A07821

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, APRX 10 FT ABOVE THE RWY, THE ACFT SUDDENLY DROPPED AND BOUNCED ON THE RWY. AFTER A NEARBY RAIN STORM PASSED OVER THE AREA, THE ACFT WAS FLOWN TO THE HOME BASE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE OPERATOR DISCOVERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_LAX88LA081.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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