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DEN91LA080

1991-06-07 · SANTA FE, New Mexico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SAF

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

A FORWARD AFT PILOT SEAT ADJUSTMENT LOCKING MECHANISM FAILURE.

Factual narrative

DURING TAKEOFF RUN, THE FORWARD AFT PILOT SEAT ADJUSTMENT RELEASED AND THE SEAT WENT FULL AFT. THE PILOT COULD NOT REACH THE CONTROLS TO APPLY CORRECTIONS AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, ENTERED SOFT TERRAIN, AND FLIPPED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_DEN91LA080.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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