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MKC87LA074

1987-04-02 · TOPEKA, Kansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FOE

Current FAA registration · N1467F

Make / Model
CESSNA A185F
Year of manufacture
1975 · 12 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19751115
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0BC4D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE TOWER STATED THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD BOUNCE AND WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON RUNWAY 3 WITH WINDS FROM 350 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS, GUSTS TO 32 KNOTS. RUNWAY 3 WAS THE BEST RUNWAY TO USE AT THE TIME. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MKC87LA074.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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