Event LAX90LA193

1990-05-24 SEDONA, Arizona, United States Airport · SEZ Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N161A

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

RANS S-6S

Year of manufacture

2010

Engine

JABIRU 2200 (85 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20100713

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A0F565

Registrant of record

OSTERHUS DOUGLAS

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N161A Cessna 310G Minor

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT SELECTED THE WRONG RUNWAY, AND PROPER TOUCH DOWN POINT WAS NOT ATTAINED.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT LANDED LONG ON RUNWAY 03 AND OVERRAN THE END. THE PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT THE TOUCH DOWN WAS ABOUT MID-FIELD. WITNESSES, HOWVER, OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWN ABOUT 4,000 FEET DOWN THE 5,131 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. THE WITNESSES ALSO STATED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH AN ESTIMATED 15 TO 25 KNOT TAILWIND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_LAX90LA193.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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