Event MIA89LA239

1989-09-03 ORLANDO, Florida, United States Airport · ORL None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1072L

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

LAKE LA-4-200

Engine

LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19750210

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A0215E

Registrant of record

TORRES RAMON ARMANDO

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1072L Lake LA-4-200 None

Probable cause & findings

RETRACTION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

Factual narrative

DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED (RETRACTED) ABOUT 300 YARDS DOWN THE RUNWAY & THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED. AN EXAM OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO REASON FOR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO RETRACT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MIA89LA239.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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