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SEA87LA197

1987-09-30 · GOLD BEACH, Oregon, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 4S1

N32RL has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA U206G), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. DESPITE THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE SITUATION WITH LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A BUILDING. SHORTLY AFTER IT STRUCK THE BUILDING, A FIRE ERUPTED, WHICH TOTALLY CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE BUILDING. DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE FIRE, THE FRACTURE SURFACES OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WERE OBLITERATED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_SEA87LA197.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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