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DEN88LA192

1988-08-29 · SAINT GEORGE, Utah, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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DRG THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THEN THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY, ENCTRD SOFT DIRT/GRAVEL TERRAIN & NOSED OVER. A POST-ACDNT INSPN REVEALED THAT TWO ATTACHING BOLTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE GEAR YOKE HAD FAILED & THAT THE TW0 BOLTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE BENT. THE LEFT FORWARD BOLT HAD EVIDENCE OF A PREVIOUS CRACK, IN THAT THE FRACTURE AREA WAS DARK & RUSTED. THE LEFT REAR BOLT WAS STRAIGHT, BUT HAD FAILED AT THE THREAD BASE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE RIGHT ATTACHING BOLTS HAD BECOME BENT AS THE NOSE GEAR FORK COLLAPSED TO THE RIGHT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_DEN88LA192.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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