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CHI85LA025

1984-10-23 · MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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ON INITIAL CLIMB FROM TAKEOFF, THE PLT NOTED THE ENGINE COWLING WAS LOOSE AND VIBRATRING. PLT INITIATED A SHALLOW TURN BACK FOR LANDING BUT PREOCCUPATION WITH THE COWLING CAUSED HIM TO ALLOW THE ACFT TO ENTER A STEEP BANK. DURING THE PLT'S ATTEMPTS TO REDUCE BANK ANGLE, THE STALL WARNING HORN CAME ON. THE PLT'S RESPONSE WAS TO INCREASE BACK PRESSURE ON THE ELEVATOR CONTROL AND APPLY RIGHT RUDDER. THE ACFT STALLED AND DESCENDED TO THE GROUND IN UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI85LA025.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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