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FTW82IA146

1982-03-20 · HOUSTON, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport IAH

N87Y has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 150M, built 1975), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. DURING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CHECK-OUT, THE HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR WAS FOUND BURNT OUT. THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL SWITCH WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN THE SYSTEM PRESSURE REACHED PRESCRIBED LIMITS. ADDITIONALLY, THE HYDRAULIC PUMP TIMING RELAY WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE REGARDLESS OF THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT D.C. POWER WAS APPLIED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW82IA146.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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