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MKC90LA077

1990-03-30 · MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FCM

Current FAA registration · N12KD

Make / Model
BELLANCA 8KCAB
Year of manufacture
1979 · 11 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19791128
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0523E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING. THE FAILED (FLAT) RIGHT MAIN TIRE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Factual narrative

DURING A LANDING, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A CUT OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT TIRE & IT WENT FLAT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_MKC90LA077.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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