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DEN87LA144

1987-06-04 · MALTA, Montana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MLK

N417J has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DERUYTTER JOSEPH E EUROPA TRI GEAR), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER TAKEOFF ON INITIAL CLIMB THE ACFT HAD A PWR LOSS WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING. A HARD LANDING OCCURRED IN AN OPEN FIELD WHICH SHEARED OFF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGED THE AIRFRAME. THE CAUSE OF THE PWR LOSS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_DEN87LA144.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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