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CHI85LA114

1985-02-20 · HIBBING, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HIB

N25654 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7-15), which was not involved in this event.

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Factual narrative

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RT. SIDE OF THE RWY INTO A SNOWBANK AFTER A HARD LNDG. THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS 50 FT ADH & OFF CENTERLINE TO THE LEFT AT THE MIDDLE MARKER DURING THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH. THE PASSG AT THIS TIME SAID HE COULD SE THE RWY OFF TO THE RT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO COMPLETE THE LNDG VISUALLY AND LANDED HARD ABOUT 5 DEGREES OFF RWY HDG. THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE RWY INTO A SNOWBANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA114.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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