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CHI83LA285

1983-06-29 · LOCKPORT, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LOT

N181AA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PLT STATED A COMPANY ACFT LANDED 2-5 MIN AHEAD OF HIM ON RWY 9 WITH LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE EAST. PRIOR TO PATTERN ENTRY THE PLT NOTICED DARK CLOUDS TO THE WEST WITH RAIN. AFTER LANDING HE COULD NOT STOP THE ACFT & WENT OFF THE END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT GROUNDLOOPED & ALL THREE GEAR COLLAPSED. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, OBSERVERS ON THE GROUND NOTED A 180 DEG WING SHIFT & A WIND VELOCITY INCREASE TO 20-30 KTS WHILE THE PLT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA285.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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