NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ERA24LA131
Registry · N563TR
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
FAIRCHILD SA227-AT
Engine
GARRETT TPE331-11U (1000 hp)
Seats / Engines
12 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20110825
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A733C8
Registrant of record
KOLOB CANYONS AIR SERVICES INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The airplane encountered a sink hole while taxiing.
Factual narrative
The pilot stated that he and the co-pilot had just begun to taxi to the runway from their hangar. The airplane traveled about 150 ft when the ground gave way (sink hole due to a broken water main) under the left main landing gear. The landing gear collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the left-wing spar and lower fuselage. The left engine propeller blades were also damaged. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface-(general)-Effect on operation
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2024_ERA24LA131.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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