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CHI84LA160

1984-04-25 · BLUFFTON, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport C40

N83088 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AERONCA 7CCM, built 1946), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF ON A COUNTRY ROAD. HE STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF HE NOTICED THE ACFT WAS NOT SET-UP FOR A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF SO HE DECIDED TO ABORT. DURING THE TAKEOFF ABORT THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE ALONGSIDE THE ROAD AND THE THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA160.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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