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CHI83LER04

1983-08-14 · CRYSTAL, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MIC

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AS THE PLT APPLIED BRAKES THE ACFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT. HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER & LEFT BRAKE TO NO AVAIL, & THE ACFT GROUND-LOOPED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE LEFT BRAKE OUTER LINING WAS MISSING. THERE WERE TWO RIVETS MISSING & ONE RIVET HAD BROKEN. THE BACK PLATE WAS VERY RUSTY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LER04.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.