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SEA89FA155

1989-08-30 · SEATTLE, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SEA

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK MECHANISM FAILURE.

Factual narrative

AT THE END OF THE FLIGHT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST JUST OFF THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK RUPTURED AND IGNITED THE FUEL. UPON INSPECTION OF THE GEAR MECHANISM IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DOWN LOCK LINK BROKE IN THE THREADED AREA. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_SEA89FA155.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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