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CHI83LA431

1983-09-18 · HAMILTON, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HAO

Current FAA registration · N2312

Make / Model
WACO AGC-8
Year of manufacture
1938 · 45 years old at event
Engine
JACOBS L6 (330 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560712
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A20ED5

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED GUSTY X-WINDS ON FINAL APCH. ACCORDING TO HIM, A QUARTERING TAIL WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHICH PUSHED THE ACFT ON ITS NOSE. THE ACFT SKIDDED ON ITS NOSE UNTIL IT CONTACTED SOD AT THE EDGE OF THE RWY, THEN NOSED OVER. HE REPORTED ONLY FLYING 2.75 HRS DURING THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA431.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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