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LAX88LA315

1988-09-10 · CORONA, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport L66

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN A THORP T-18 AND A PIPER COLLIDED IN FLIGHT. THE PIPER STRUCK THE THORP FROM ABOVE AT APRX 10 FT AGL OVER THE THRESHOLD. THE THORP LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PIPER COMPLETED A NORMAL LANDING UNTIL THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF FROM CONTACTING THE PROPELLER OF THE THORP. NEITHER PILOT REPORTED HAVING SEEN THE OTHER AIRPLANE. THE PIPER DID NOT HAVE OPERABLE RADIOS AND THE PIPER PILOT REPORTED FLYING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN 300 FT HIGHER THAN PUBLISHED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_LAX88LA315.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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