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CHI83LA390

1983-08-21 · CADIZ, Ohio, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 8G6

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THE PLT ELECTED TO TAKEOFF ON AN UPSLOPING RWY SINCE THE WIND WAS FAVORABLE FOR ITS DIRECTION. HOWEVER, THE TEMP WAS 84 DEGS, THE ELEVATION WAS 1174 FT & THERE WAS A HILL BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY. ADDITIONALLY, THE ACFT WAS LOADED TO NEAR ITS MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT LIMIT. THE PLT STATED THAT THE TAKEOFF SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL APRX 3/4 OF THE RWY HAD BEEN USED & THE ACFT WAS AIRBORNE. THE ACFT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE HILL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE CONTACTED THE GROUND & NOSED OVER. THE PLT REPORTED NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OF FAILURE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA390.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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