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CHI85FEI02

1985-04-19 · AKRON, Ohio, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE ACFT CONTACTED TREES DURING A NIGHT FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF PWR. STATE PATROL PERSONNEL REPORTED THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FUEL ON BOARD THE ACFT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE ENG WAS TEST RUN AFTER THE ACCIDENT, DURING WHICH TIME IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85FEI02.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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