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NYC83LA058

1983-01-30 · BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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AFTER PRACTICING THREE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, A FOURTH TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE STUDENT COMPLETED A RUN-UP, CHECKED THE CONTROLS AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO TAKEOFF. HE STATED THAT HE BEGAN ROLLING STRAIGHT DOWN THE CENTERLINE, THEN AT ABOUT 45 KTS, THE PLANE ABRUPTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT, SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE HIT A SNOWBANK AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 11 AND 34 AND NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA058.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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