NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC89LA023
Registry · N2158P
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BOEING N2S-3
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19551126
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1CF93
Registrant of record
NICK FRANKE LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE LANDING AT THE SALINE COUNTY ARPT, BENTON, ARK. THE PIC STATED HE APPLIED TOO MUCH BRAKE AND APPLIED IT PREMATURELY DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSN. THE RESULTANT IMPACT CRUSHED THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1988_MKC89LA023.txt.
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