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CHI82DA215

1982-06-19 · FAIRFIELD, Illinois, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

N90977 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (PIPER PA-32R-301T, built 1981), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF HE FLEW 3 OR 4 MILES, STARTED A RIGHT TURN AND COULD NOT RECALL ANY FURTHER EVENTS CONCERNING THE FLIGHT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON FLAT TERRAIN. EXAMINATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_CHI82DA215.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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