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CHI83LA031

1982-11-01 · MARSHALL, Minnesota, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MML

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING, THE PILOT WAS WARNED THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. ALSO, A FIXED BASE OPERATOR WARNED HIM OF THE WEATHER (THERE WERE PATCHES OF GROUND FOG). AFTER TAKEOFF, FOG WAS ENCOUNTERED AT ABOUT 200 TO 500 FT AGL. DURING A DESCENDING TURN BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT, THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE PLANE CRASHED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_CHI83LA031.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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