Event ATL88LA188

1988-06-04 HARTWELL, Georgia, United States Airport · PUT None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N5705Q

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

MOONEY M20E

Engine

LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19650513

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A7517F

Registrant of record

BLACK DAVID W TRUSTEE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5705Q Mooney M-20 None

Factual narrative

THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 5 MPH AFTER LANDING. THE ANNUAL INSPECTION FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MATERIAL PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR TRUSS. EXAMINATION OF THE FRACTURED COMPONENT DISCLOSED THAT THE TUBULAR MATERIAL HAD RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE AND THE DEFECT WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ATL88LA188.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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