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CHI83LA367

1983-08-06 · FRANKSVILLE, Wisconsin, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 62C

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS INTENTIONALLY GROUNDLOOPED AS THE ACFT WAS NOT STOPPING AT THE RUNWAYS END. THE PILOT SAID THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON THE ACFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT SAID BRAKES WERE AVAILABLE EVEN THOUGH BRAKE FLUIDWAS LOW. THE MECHANIC WAS A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT AND SAID THAT THE ACFT DID NOT TOUCH DOWN UNTIL IT WAS APPROXIMATELY2/3 DISTANCE DOWN THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA367.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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