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Event LAX91LA384

1991-09-02 HAYWARD, California, United States Airport · HWD None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N3660V

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

NORTH AMERICAN AT-6

Year of manufacture

1943 · 48 years old at event

Engine

P&W R1340 SERIES (600 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19910208

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A42502

Registrant of record

S L V CROP CARE INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE CORRECTING AN UNWANTED DEVIATION.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT SAID THE WHEEL LANDING WAS SMOOTH. DURING THE ROLL OUT, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT LOWERED, WHICH DROPPED THE RIGHT WING, AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED LEFT AILERON AND RUDDER, AND, POWER TO CORRECT THE TURN. THE LEFT WING THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_LAX91LA384.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.