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MKC85LA065

1985-03-02 · OSAGE BEACH, Missouri, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport K15

N541T has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (GLASAIR SII, built 2016), which was not involved in this event.

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Factual narrative

PLT STATED TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED 1/2 MILE FROM THE RWY.NEAR THE APCH END OF THE RWY THE ACFT DROPPED SUDDENLY CONTACTING THE TERRAIN SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD. THE ACFT CONTINUED ONTO THE RWY WHERE THE NOSE GEAR AND RT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT THEN SLID OFF THE RT SIDE OF THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MKC85LA065.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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