Amateur-built QUESTAIR VENTURE LX accident near Boca Raton, Florida, August 7, 1992
On August 7, 1992 at about 11:35 pm local time, a amateur-built QUESTAIR VENTURE LX, registered N95U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Boca Raton, Florida (Boca Raton airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE INADEQUATE INSPECTION/SERVICE OF THE NOSE GEAR ACUATOR BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CAUSING THE CONTAMINATION AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 7, 1992 · about 11:35 pm local time
- Place
- Boca Raton, Florida · Boca Raton · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built QUESTAIR VENTURE LX QUESTAIR V
- Registration
- N95U · registry record · serial 43
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING, WHILE TAXIING IN HE LOST NOSE GEAR STEERING CONTROL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR STEERING ACUATOR HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED WITH AIR, AND WAS JAMMED FULL OPEN.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 815 hours in all; 61 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 58 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 2, 2000
- Maximum gross weight: 2,000 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-550-G (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BNA Nashville TN at 8:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 040° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:55 pm from PBI, 14 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N95U the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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