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CHI83LA421

1983-09-07 · GALESBURG, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS LANDING ON RWY 20 WITH A X-WIND, IT SWITCHED TO A REAR QUARTERING WIND. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY & STRUCK A RWY MARKER WITH ITS TAILWHEEL. THE ACFT THEN GROUND LOOPED, DAMAGING THE LOWER LEFT WING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA421.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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