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CHI85LA255

1985-06-25 · KANKAKEE, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport IKK

Current FAA registration · N6897C

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-181
Year of manufacture
1978 · 7 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19780221
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A927F6

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT WHILE CLEARING THE RUNWAY, SHOT WIDE OF THE TAXIWAY TAXIING ONTO THE GRASS AND INTO A CULVERT WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA255.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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