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NYC86LA120

1986-05-05 · PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON A GRASS LANDING AREA AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT APPEARED TO HAVE TOUCHED DOWN BETWEEN A CROSSING RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY, BOTH OF WHICH ARE ASPHALT. THERE IS A DEPRESSION, APRX 18-24 INCHES DEEP, THAT THE ACFT CROSSED. WRINKLES WERE FOUND ON THE TOP OF BOTH WINGS WHERE THE LANDING GEAR ATTACHES TO THE WINGS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86LA120.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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