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DEN85LA228

1985-08-23 · ANGEL FIRE, New Mexico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport E91

N25AB has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (MAULE MXT-7-180A, built 1999), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING A GO AROUND. THE PILOT HAD RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND GEAR PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT. THE PILOT SAID HE SHOULD NOT HAVE RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO THE FULL UP POSITION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN85LA228.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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