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CHI82DA172

1982-05-16 · MIDDLEFIELD, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 7G8

N120R has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-12, built 2010), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT QUIT DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB. THE PILOT REVERSED COURSE AND THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN FOR A SHORT PERIOD THEN STOPPED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A TAXIWAY BUT HIT THE RAISED LIP OF THE TAXIWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED. NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE COULD BE FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_CHI82DA172.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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