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FTW90LA066

1990-02-10 · PORTLAND, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 9R5

N3110C has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7-15), which was not involved in this event.

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Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE TO ATTAIN A FLARE DURING THE LANDING. THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITON WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Factual narrative

RPRTDLY, THE WIND WAS FROM 330 DEGS AT 20 GUSTING 30 KTS. THE PLT RPRTD THAT AS THE ACFT APCHD TO LAND ON RWY 32 OVER AN INCLINE TO THE RWY, WINDSHEAR WAS ENCOUNTERED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE CONTACTED THE GROUND HARD, THEN NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_FTW90LA066.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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