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CHI85LA237

1985-06-18 · PEORIA, Illinois, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PLT MADE AN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF WITH ABOUT 4500 FT AVAILABLE. LIFT OFF WAS MADE WITH ABOUT 2700 FT OF RWY LEFT. THE ACFT DID NOT CLIMB. LOW BUT SMOOTH POWER OUTPUT WAS HEARD. THE FLIGHT OVERFLEW ABOUT THREE FIELDS THAT REPORTEDLY WERE ADEQUATE FOR EMERGENCY LANDINGS. A COLLISION WITH TREES FOLLOWED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA237.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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