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CHI83LA401

1983-08-27 · ANN ARBOR, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ARB

N9428L has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AMERICAN AVIATION AA-1A), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND HIT A RWY LIGHT DURING LANDING. THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH A WIND FROM 320 DEGREES AT 10 KTS. THE ACTIVE RWY WAS 27. THE ATC SPECIALIST IN THE TOWER SAID 'THE ACFT APPEARED TO DIVE TOWARD THE RWY' AND 'TO HIT VERY HARD.' AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT VEERED LEFT AND HIT THE LIGHTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA401.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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