DEN88LA013
1987-10-21 · SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport SLC
N781A has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CUB CRAFTERS INC CCK-2000, built 2022), which was not involved in this event.
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Factual narrative
WHILE CONDUCTING THE LAST LANDING AT THE COMPLETION OF A REVENUE FREIGHT HAULING FLT THE ACFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SEPARATING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND NUMBER ONE ENGINE. THE PLT STATED THAT THE LANDING LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK AND LEFT BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES IN THESE AREAS. THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_DEN88LA013.txt.
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