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CHI84LA143

1984-03-28 · WEST CHICAGO, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. AFTER LANDING DURING THE ROLLOUT THE ACFT WEATHERVANED AND THE PLT SAID HE HEARD A'CHATTERING'NOISE. THE ACFT SKIPPED SIDEWAYS OFF THE RWY INTO THE MUD. WINDS WERE GUSTING 32 KTS. THE PLT STATED HE WAS OVER CONFIDENT IN HIS ABILITY TO HANDLE A VERY STRONG X-WIND & SHOULD HAVE LANDED ON RWY 4. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA143.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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