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CHI85FEP04

1985-08-31 · FT. ATKINSON, Wisconsin, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 61C

N35AS has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E, built 2013), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN ALT OF APRX 40 TO 50 FT AGL. AT THIS TIME, ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ENG SLOWED DOWN, THE ACFT TURNED LEFT AND DOVE INTO THE TERRAIN. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN ENG EXAMINATION WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN ANY SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF PWR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85FEP04.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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