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LAX88LA281

1988-08-06 · IMPERIAL, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport IPL

Current FAA registration · N53571

Make / Model
CESSNA 172P
Year of manufacture
1981 · 7 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19810313
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6C667

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, WHILE LANDING, A GUST OF WIND RAISED ONE WING, PUTTING WEIGHT ON MAIN WHEEL AND ONE NOSE WHEEL. THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN THE SOFT DIRT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_LAX88LA281.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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