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CHI85LA076

1984-12-23 · BYRON TOWNSHIP, Wisconsin, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE LOW TIME 55 HR PILOT WAS WX BRIEFED ON UNFAVORABLE FLT CONDITIONS EN ROUTE TO DESTINATION. HE DEPARTED NO FLT PLAN. AS HE APPROACHED DESTINATION, 8 MI SOUTH, THE CEILING HAD LOWERED TO 200 FT, VISIBILITY ONE MI; ICING ON WINDSHIELD. WHILE FOLLOWING HIGHWAY, STRUCK GUY WIRE AT 177 FT AGL OF A 180 FT TOWER. PILOT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED IN A FIELD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI85LA076.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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