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CHI84LA104

1984-02-08 · VANOLIA, Ohio, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DAY

N1711D has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CAR-MEL INC STD HMLTN ACFT GLSTR, built 1999), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE ON DOWNWIND, THE ENG FAILED. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND BACK ON THE RUNWAY WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE ACFT THEN STRUCK A 55 GAL CONCRETE DRUM AND A CHAIN LINK FENCE. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFTREVEALED THAT A PLASTIC INSERT WHICH SERVES AS A MIXTURE FRICTION LOCK ON THE POSA CARBURETOR FAILED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA104.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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