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FTW87LA056

1987-02-07 · BORGER, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BGD

N6969R has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (MOONEY M20K, built 1979), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE RIGHT BRAKE JAMMED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A GULLEY. HOWEVER WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN FAST AND LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. AN A&P MECHANIC INSPECTED THE BRAKES AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND COULD NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_FTW87LA056.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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