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DEN85LTG09

1985-08-16 · BOWMAN, North Dakota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport D04

N7126Y has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RX-7, built 1995), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS LANDED GEAR UP. THE PLT WAS AWARE OF THE CONDITION AT ONE POINT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. A CHECK BY RETARDING THE THROTTLE(S) ON FINAL PRODUCED NO WARNING HORN SO THE PLT ASSUMED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. AFTER THE GEAR UP LANDING, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER ON THE GEAR WAS FOUND 'POPPED' WHICH EXPLAINED TTHE LACK OF ACTION & WARNING. THE PLT SAID THAT SHE HAD TO LEARN TO IGNORE DISTRACTIONS & FIGHT COMPLACANCY IN HER FUTURE FLTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN85LTG09.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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