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MKC88LA049

1988-02-10 · BURLINGTON, Iowa, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BRL

N2230D has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO A185F, built 1976), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE TAXIING OUT ON A SNOW COVERED TAXIWAY, DURING AN AIR TAXI OPERATION, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN UNMARKED, UNLIGHTED, SNOW COVERED DRAINAGE HOLE, WITH THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE LEFT ENGINE NACELLE, THE LEFT WING SPAR, AND THE LEFT LDG GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MKC88LA049.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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