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CHI83LA280

1983-06-24 · MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MIC

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE ACFT EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT FOR TAKEOFF BY 190 LBS. DECISION TO ABORT WAS MADE ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY. BRAKING WAS GOOD AND DECELERATION ADEQUATE UNTIL THE ACFT RAN OFF INTO WET GRASS WHICH REDUCED BRAKING. THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO SOFT TERRAIN AND FOLDED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA280.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.