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CHI85LA051

1984-11-16 · TERRE HAUTE, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 3I3

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PLT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS BY RADIO SO VISUAL CUES OF ARPT BLDGS WERE USED TO LINE UP WITH RUNWAY. ACFT LNDG/TAXI LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. PLT DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD UNDERSHOT THE APPROACH TURN AND WAS, IN FACT, LINED UP TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY UNTIL JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN SOFT TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI85LA051.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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