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CHI83LA256

1983-06-14 · ANDERSON, Indiana, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AID

N82DG has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (HONDA AIRCRAFT CO LLC HA-420, built 2015), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE HOMEBUILT ACFT VEERED AND NOSED OVER DURING A LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE CABLE TO THE LEFT FRONT RUDDER ATTACH POINT BECAME DISCONNECTED. THE CABLE HAD PULLED THROUGH THE NICROPRESS OVAL SLEEVE. WHEN THE PILOT/ BUILDER WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT THE INSTALLATION, HE APPARENTLY DID NOT KNOW THE PROPER INSTALLATION PROCEDURES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA256.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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