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CHI83LA127

1983-03-01 · NEWBERRY, Michigan, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ERY

Current FAA registration · N84583

Make / Model
AERONCA 7AC
Year of manufacture
1946 · 37 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19570905
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB95F8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF ON SKIS. THE SNOW WAS WET, SPARSE AND STICKY AND THE TAKEOFF WAS BEING PERFORMED ON A TAXIWAY BECAUSE IT HAD MORE SNOW. THIS WAS A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH THE STUDENT AT THE CONTROLS. THE STUDENT ROTATED PREMATURELY, STALLED AND SETTLED BACK ON THE SNOW. THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED AND AFTER A 2ND LIFT OFF THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN ENTERED A STALL. THE CFI TOOK OVER AND IN LOWERING THE NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED AND TURNING TO AVOID TREES THE WING HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CARTWHEELED AND WAS DAMAGED BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA127.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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