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CHI84LA204

1984-05-25 · MIDDLETON, Wisconsin, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport C29

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PWR LOSS EXPERIENCED DURING NORMAL CRUISE FLT. PLT RECEIVED VECTOR TO NEAREST AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ATTEMPT TO REGAIN POWER. ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT, PLT EXTENDED LNDG GEAR. RESULTANT DRAG FACTOR INCREASED GLIDE ANGLE TO EXTENT PLT FELT CLEARANCE OF TREES AT RWY APPROACH END WOULD BE MARGINAL, ELECTED TO LAND IN SOFT (TREE NURSERY) TERRAIN. ACFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA204.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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