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LAX90LA039

1989-11-18 · RANCHO CALIF, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport F70

Current FAA registration · N1963H

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-235
Year of manufacture
1977 · 12 years old at event
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19770217
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1813E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A GUSTY CROSSWIND LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY AND RUN ACROSS A GULLY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_LAX90LA039.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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