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SEA87LA155

1987-08-04 · MAHONEY CREEK, Idaho, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport OU3

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DRG ARRIVAL, THE PLT INADVERTENTLY LNDD AT THE MOHONEY CREEK ARPT WITH A 2050' STRIP, INSTEAD OF THE INTENDED ARPT (INDIAN CREEK) WHICH HAD A 5000' RWY. THE ARPT ELEV WAS 4618'; THE DENSITY ALT WAS ABOUT 7800'. WHILE LANDING, AN OVERRUN OCCURRED & THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE ACFT ENCTRD SAGE BRUSH & UNEVEN TERRAIN. THE PLT RPRTD THE WIND WAS FROM 210 DEG AT 10 GUSTING 15 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_SEA87LA155.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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