SEA85LA218
1985-09-20 · BOISE, Idaho, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport BOI
Current FAA registration · N13572
- Make / Model
- WACO UIC
- Year of manufacture
- 1933 · 52 years old at event
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 4 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 19830408
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S A0912C
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE LANDED, THE ACFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. SINCE THERE WAS A HIGH SPEED TURN-OFF AHEAD, HE DID NOT MAKE AN IMMEDIATE CORRECTION FOR THE DRIFT. WHEN A CORRECTION WAS APPLIED, THE ACFT DID NOT RESPOND & IT CONTINUED INTO A GROUND LOOP. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR THEN COLLAPSED UNDER A SIDE LOAD. DURING A REPAIR, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR CABANE STRUT WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED WITH UNDERSIZED MATERIAL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_SEA85LA218.txt.
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