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CHI88IA096

1988-04-08 · FORT WAYNE, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FWA

N448CA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (PIPER PA-42-1000), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE STRUT FOR THE INTENDED SERVICE CONDITIONS IN COMMUTER AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_CHI88IA096.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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