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Event CHI85LA069
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THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE ACFT REFUELED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE & ONCE AIRBORNE ENCOUNTERED A STRONGER HEAD WIND THAN ANTICIPATED. HE STATED THAT MOST OF THE POSSIBLE EN ROUTE FUEL STOPS WERE 'DOWN DUE TO FOG.' WHEN APRX 18 MI PAST PORT COLUMBUS INT'L HE DECIDED TO RETURN & LAND. THE ENG FAILED JUST INSIDE THE OUTER MARKER & THE PLT LANDED IN A PARKING LOT COLLIDING WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE & NOSING OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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