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FTW87LA181

1987-07-26 · ROCKWALL, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport F46

Current FAA registration · N7930G

Make / Model
CESSNA 150L
Year of manufacture
1973 · 14 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19730518
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAC589

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AS THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE RGT MAIN WHEEL CONTACTED A RUT IN A SOFT AREA OF THE RWY & THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RGT. TO AVOID HITTING PARKED ACFT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RWY, THE PLT ADDED FULL POWER & LEFT RUDDER & AILERON. HE STATED THAT AS THE ACFT LEFT THE SOFT SPOT, IT VEERED LEFT & THE RGT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, DAMAGING THE RGT WING & TAIL SECTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_FTW87LA181.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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