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CHI85LA063

1984-11-30 · EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FCM

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT HAD PICKED UP ICE DURING THE DESCENT. HE CONTINUED TO STATE THAT HE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 1600 FT AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED WITH ICE. HE WAS ABLE TO CLEAR A SMALL AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE ALCOHOL DEICE. HE STATED HE COULD SEE THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH. THE PLT REDUCED THE PWR AND STARTED THE FLARE BUT WAS STILL 5 TO 8 FT ABOVE THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI85LA063.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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