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LAX88LA098

1988-01-26 · DIAMOND SPRINGS, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PVF

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, APPROACHING THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD WHERE DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED. THE ACFT HAD BEEN OPERATING IN THE RANGE OF SERIOUS ICING AT GLIDE POWER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_LAX88LA098.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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