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CHI84LA134

1984-03-21 · ST. IGNACE, Michigan, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 83D

N4354J has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BUCKEYE AVIATION SKY HAWK, built 2001), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT TOOK OFF INTO ADVERSE WX CONDITIONS & FAILED TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TREES. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO SEARCH FOR A MISSING ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA134.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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