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CHI85LA142

1985-03-17 · PORTLAND, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PLD

Current FAA registration · N9584B

Make / Model
CESSNA 172RG
Year of manufacture
1981 · 4 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19810630
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD5545

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN & LOCKED, BUT BOTH MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLT WAS NOT CERTAIN IF A DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION WAS RECEIVED BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. DURING A GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENSION TEST AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. ALSO, THE LANDING GEAR INDICATORS & WARNING SYS OPERATED NORMALLY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA142.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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