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CHI84LA096

1984-01-25 · WEST BEND, Wisconsin, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ETB

N63178 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RAVEN S57-A), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AFTER A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE PLT STATED THAT, AS HE APPLIED POWER AND WENT TO RAISE THE FLAPS THE ACFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. WHEN HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER THE ACFT BEGAN TO SKID TO THE RIGHT. HE RELEASED THE RUDDER AND PULLED THE POWER BACK TO IDLE AND THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA096.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.