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CHI84LA228

1984-06-10 · MADISON, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport IMS

Current FAA registration · N8055W

Make / Model
GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-1C
Year of manufacture
1978 · 6 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790920
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAF78C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-&-GO LANDINGS WITH AN AERONCA IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AHEAD OF HIM. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN, THE AERONCA WAS STILL ON THE RWY, SO HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE LANDING TO AVOID THE OTHER ACFT. THE PLT STATED HE HAD LIFTED OFF & REACHED AN ALT OF APRX 15 TO 20 FT WHEN THE ACFT STALLED & IMPACTED IN THE GRASS OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA228.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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