NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX90LA140
Registry · N28277
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
GULFSTREAM AMERICAN AA-5B
Year of manufacture
1978 · 12 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19781111
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2D8D6
Registrant of record
BOYD AVIATION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
PILOT FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCH DOWN POINT AND THE REMEDIAL ACTION WAS IMPROPER. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THAT THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT.
Factual narrative
THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT MIDFIELD ON THE 3100-FOOT-LONG RUNWAY. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A BERM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1990_LAX90LA140.txt.
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