NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX90LA012
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Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB.
Factual narrative
THE PILOT BELIEVED HE ENCOUNTERED A TAILWIND AFTER LIFTOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO POWER LINES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1989_LAX90LA012.txt.
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 · Journal article (JAAER)
Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems to Investigate the Detectability of Burmese Pythons in South Florida
Burmese pythons are an invasive, non-native species of snake to southern Florida and attempts at eradicating the snakes had yielded mixed results.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Presentation
Part 121 Taxi/Parked Ground Conflict Related Incidents
This presentation reviews voluntary safety reports received by NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System pertaining to Part 121 Taxi/Parked Ground Conflicts.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Technical Memorandum (TM)
Development and Execution of the RUNSAFE Runway Safety Bayesian Belief Network Model
One focus area of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is to improve aviation safety. Runway safety is one such thrust of investigation and research.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Contractor Report (CR)
Stable Low Cloud Phase II: Nocturnal Event Study
This report describes the work done by the Applied Meteorology Unit (AMU) in developing a database of nights that experienced rapid (< 90 minutes) low cloud formation in a stable atmosphere, resulting…
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