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CHI82DA114

1982-04-05 · DETROIT, Michigan, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DTW

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED POOR VISIBILITY AND ICING CONDITIONS. WHILE RECEIVING VECTORS TO DETROIT METRO THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND NEEDED TO LAND. DURING THE APPROACH THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_CHI82DA114.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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