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CHI82DA042

1982-02-08 · VALPARAISO, Indiana, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport VPZ

N2203B has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 7B-15), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE RIGHT WING WAS OBSERVED RISING AND LEFT WING STRIKING THE RUNWAY DURING THE STUDENT PILOT'S THIRD TOUCH AND GO ON AN INITIAL SOLO FLIGHT. WHEN THE MAIN GEAR SETTLED ON TO THE RUNWAY THE RIGHT WING AGAIN LIFTED INTO THE AIR AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_CHI82DA042.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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