CHI89LA080
1989-04-25 · DETROIT, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport DET
N444EA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 550, built 2004), which was not involved in this event.
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Probable cause & findings
FAILURE OF A BOLT IN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1989_CHI89LA080.txt.
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2020 · Conference paper Under Pressure: Decision Making in Aircraft Maintenance and the Role of Gender
In aircraft maintenance, leaders are under near-constant pressure to maintain airworthiness. Every minute an aircraft cannot fly due to maintenance represents financial waste.