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SEA90LA150

1990-07-29 · THOMPSON FALLS, Montana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport THM

Current FAA registration · N4166A

Make / Model
GLASFLUGEL H 301 LIBELLE
Year of manufacture
1967 · 23 years old at event
Engine
AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19831025
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4ED95

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

A DISABLED AIRCRAFT BLOCKING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.

Factual narrative

WHILE THE PILOT WAS ON DOWNWIND IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING, A GLIDER AHEAD IN THE PATTERN BLEW A TIRE ON TOUCHDOWN AND WAS SITTING DISABLED ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE UNOBSTRUCTED PORTION OF RWY, BUT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 75 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_SEA90LA150.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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