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NYC85LA225

1985-08-28 · NEWARK, New Jersey, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

WHILE TAKING OFF WITH A LEFT X-WIND, THE ACFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE PLT CORRECTED BY USING DIFFERENTIAL POWER & RIGHT BRAKE, BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT & WENT OFF THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85LA225.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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