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NYC83LA025

1982-11-11 · MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PILOT WAS FLYING WITH A MECHANIC TO CHECK AVIONICS. TOWER CALLED TO WARN OF HELICOPTERS. MECHANIC ASKED HIM TO CHANGE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT TRAFFIC. PILOT SAID THE CORRECTIONS DISRUPTED HIS SENSES AND HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_NYC83LA025.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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