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CHI85LA093

1985-01-22 · LAKE VILLAGE, Indiana, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport C98

Current FAA registration · N12SG

Make / Model
SAABYE CASSUTT SPORT RACER
Year of manufacture
1978 · 7 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-200A (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20190606
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A052F0

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER AFTER COLLIDING WITH A SNOW BANK DURING LANDING. A SNOW COVERED DRIVEWAY, WHICH PARALLELS THE RWY WAS USED FOR LANDING. THE DRIVEWAY MEASURES 2600'X 25' AND THE LANDING WAS MADE TO THE NORTH. THE ACFT WAS BLOWN TO THE RIGHT DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED A SNOW BANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA093.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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