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CHI85FEK02

1985-08-17 · WREN, Ohio, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

ON AUGUST 17,1985 AT ABOUT 1442 EDT, A Q2 QUICKIE (HOMEBUILT) N4253F, REGISTERED TO GARY A. MOSER AND FLOWN BY KEITH W. MOSER CRASHED WHILE PERFORMING MANEUVERS 1/2 MILE SOUTHEAST OF WREN, OHIO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE VAN WERT AIRPORT, VAN WERT, OHIO, ON AUGUST 17,1985 AT ABOUT 1415 EDT. SEVERAL WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING VERY LOW. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85FEK02.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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