Event CHI84LA160

1984-04-25 BLUFFTON, Indiana, United States Airport · C40 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N83088

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AERONCA 7CCM

Year of manufacture

1946 · 38 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AB5BEB

Registrant of record

MERRELL ROBERT H

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N83088 Piper PA-28-161 None

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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