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FTW85LA070

1984-11-01 · BIG LAKE, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport E41

N731HF has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (RAINBOW SKY REACH (PTY) LTD BUSHCAT, built 2013), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

EN ROUTE TO HIS DESTINATION THE PLT WAS ADVISED OF IMC AT THE DESTINATION AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT FROM WHICH HE HAD DEPARTED. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE RWY GEAR UP BECAUSE THE PLT DELAYED GEAR EXTENSION DURING THE LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_FTW85LA070.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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