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CHI83LA368

1983-08-08 · MARINE CITY, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 76G

N23581 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 172R, built 1998), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY DURING LANDING. THE PILOT HAD CALLED UNICOM FOR WIND INFORMATION BUT HAD RECEIVED NOANSWER. THE PILOT DECIDED BY SMOKE DRIFT TO LAND TO THE NORTH. THE WINDS AT THE ARPT WERE FROM TH SOUTH. THE PILOT LANDED ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RWY AND RAN OFF THE END. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND SOCK AS DAMAGED AND UNUSABLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA368.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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