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LAX90LA103

1990-02-23 · RAMONA, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport L39

Current FAA registration · N49351

Make / Model
CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC PITTS S-1T
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A61E5E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOTS LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED DOWNWIND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AS USUAL. A GUST OF WIND SHIFTED THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT 30 DEGREES AND THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE DIRT WAS SOFT AND THE WHEELS SUNK INTO THE GROUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_LAX90LA103.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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