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CHI85LA206

1985-05-23 · NEW HUDSON, Michigan, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport Y47

N9581U has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (UVIFY 810-00028), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF WITH AT LEAST 21 DEG. OF FLAPS. THE ACFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 30-50 8T. AGL AND PASSED OVER A HANGAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ONCE PAST THE HANGAR THE ACFT BEGAN A RAPID DESCENT. POST IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED THE RIGHT WING AND COCKPIT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA206.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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