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LAX89FA083

1989-01-10 · RAMONA, California, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport L39

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PITTS PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: INADEQUATE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS BY THE PITTS PILOT.

Factual narrative

BELLANCA PLT HEARD TO BROADCAST HIS POSITION ON FINAL APPROACH. PITTS PLT HEARD TO BROADCAST HIS POSITION ON DOWNWIND; NO OTHER TRANSMISSIONS HEARD. PITTS OVERTOOK & DESCENDED ONTO BELLANCA ON SHORT FINAL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_LAX89FA083.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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