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SEA88LA116

1988-06-23 · KENT, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport S36

N488JL has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DJI AGRAS T40), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PLT WAS INTENTIONALLY TAXIING ON GRASS BETWEEN PAVED RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY FOR BETTER TAILWHEEL CONTROL. THE ACFT STRUCK AN UNSEEN OBSTRUCTION IN DUSK CONDITIONS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_SEA88LA116.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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