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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing E75 · Fairfield, IA · August 7, 1985

Date
August 7, 1985 · 10:30 local
Place
Fairfield, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3994B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85LA178
Reported as
Boeing E75
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,898 total1,300 in this make and model218 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered wake turbulence from twin and drifted on climbout. Aircraft settled beside runway. Left main gear broke

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE FROM TWIN AND DRIFTED ON CLIMBOUT. AIRCRAFT SETTLED BESIDE RUNWAY. LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.