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NYC83LA140

1983-06-14 · LATROBE, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LBE

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE A WINDOW DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. AS THE ACFT LEFT THE RUNWAY THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED REARWARD AND THE PROP, MAIN GEAR AND FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA140.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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