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CHI85LA223

1985-06-05 · ROCHESTER, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RCR

N777YR has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5B), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHEN THE PLT REDUCED POWER & FLARED, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RWY. THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANITIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE RAISED RWY SURFACE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA223.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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