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LAX93LA171

1993-04-10 · FALLBROOK, California, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport L18

N36JD has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DORMER JOHN D G JD SPECIAL, built 2001), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO VISUALLY CLEAR THE RUNWAY BEFORE STARTING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE INADEQUATE AIRSPEED AT THE TIME OF LIFTOFF WHICH RESULTED IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL.

Factual narrative

A MONG SPORT S HOME BUILT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AFTER AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DURING A PREMATURE LIFTOFF AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE IS EQUIPPED WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT TAXIED ONTO THE RUNWAY BEHIND A DEPARTING AIRPLANE. AS THE PILOT STARTED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL, HIS FORWARD VISION WAS OBSTRUCTED BY THE ENGINE COWLING. WHEN THE PILOT LIFTED THE TAILWHEEL, HE SAW THE OTHER AIRPLANE STILL ON THE RUNWAY AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT THEN LIFTED HIS AIRPLANE OFF THE RUNWAY AND TURNED TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE OTHER AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY. THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE THEN STALLED, DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED, AND COLLIDED WITH DOWNSLOPING TERRAIN ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_LAX93LA171.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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