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CHI84LA079

1984-01-08 · PLATO CENTER, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LL53

Current FAA registration · N2396U

Make / Model
CESSNA 150G
Year of manufacture
1966 · 18 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19670328
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A22D2C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AFTER THE ACCIDENT OIL SAMPLES FROM THE ACFT WERE ANALYZED AND FOUND TO CONTAIN ANTI-FREEZE. THE ACFT OWNER SUSPECTED SABOTAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA079.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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