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CHI85FEV02

1985-08-17 · ELMORE, Illinois, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

N510AB has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (LEARJET INC 60, built 1994), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE ON A X-COUNTRY FLT, THE ENG LOST POWER & THE PROP CONTINUED TO WINDMILL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED DURING AN EMERG LANDING. DURING THE CRASH LANDING, THE PLT'S SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED AT THE UPPER ATTACHMENT POINT & HE RECEIVED HEAD & BACK INJURIES. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE 2ND & AFT EXHAUST VALVES WERE STICKING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85FEV02.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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