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FTW86LA174

1986-09-30 · LAREDO, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LRD

N706M has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (FOUND ACFT CANADA INC FBA-2C1, built 2005), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

JUST AFTER THE PLT BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNION TUBE HAD OCCURRED. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE OVERLOAD RESULTED FROM EITHER A PREVIOUS HARD LANDING OR FROM A FORK LIFT COLLIDING WITH THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IT WAS BEING LOADED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW86LA174.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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