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LAX88LA167

1988-04-20 · COOLIDGE, Arizona, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport P08

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AT THE END OF A PLEASURE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE ENGINE QUIT. UNABLE TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A SOFT FIELD WHERE DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT HAD SELECTED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK FOR LANDING, WHICH, HE STATED, WAS READING IN THE RED. 15 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE DRAINED FROM THE LEFT TANK. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT TANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_LAX88LA167.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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