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CHI85LA112

1985-02-16 · PONTIAC, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PTK

N6312R has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RX 8, built 1990), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT SLID INTO A SNOWBANK AT THE END OF A LNDG ROLL ON AN ICY RWY WITH A X-WIND. THE PLT SAID THAT HE DID NOT USE BRAKES BECAUSE OF THE ICY CONDITION OF THE RWY. THE X-WIND WEATHERVANED THE ACFT TO THE LEFT AND INTO THE SNOW ALONGSIDE THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA112.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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