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FTW85LA118

1985-02-16 · JASPER, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED A ROLLING ACTION AND A NOSE DOWN PITCH POSSIBLY FROM TURBULENCE. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN NOSE FIRST SO HARD THAT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_FTW85LA118.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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