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NYC86LA222

1986-08-30 · DANBURY, Connecticut, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DXR

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN, BUT THEN SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY WITH THE TAIL SWINGING TO THE LEFT. HARD LEFT BRAKE WAS APPLIED BUT THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTION CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE TURF STRIKING THE LEFT WING ON THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86LA222.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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