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CHI83LA344

1983-08-01 · ELYRIA, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 1G1

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING ARRIVAL, THE PLT COULD NOT CONTACT ANYONE AT THE DESTINATION ARPT UNICOM, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND ON RWY 7. THE WIND AT THAT TIME WAS FROM 190 DEG AT 11 KNOTS. ON THE LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT REPORTEDLY FISHTAILED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. A WIND DIRECTION INDICATOR & A LANDING DIRECTION INDICATOR WERE INSTALLED AT THE ARPT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA344.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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