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CHI85LA268

1985-07-04 · DIXON, Illinois, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport C73

Current FAA registration · N29931

Make / Model
NORTH AMERICAN AT-6G
Year of manufacture
1943 · 42 years old at event
Engine
P&W R1340 SERIES (600 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19820706
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A319C4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

REPORTEDLY, THE PLT MADE A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING WHILE FOLLOWING AN SNJ ACFT. HE STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF, THE ACFT HAD ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH WHEN HE LOWERED THE TAIL SLIGHTLY & THE ACFT LIFTED OFF NORMALLY. HE REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS APRX 4 TO 5 FT OFF THE RWY WHEN IT STARTED TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT. HE CORRECTED WITH AILERON & RUDDER, BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND & WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT ESTIMATED THE WIND WAS FROM 190 TO 200 DEG AT 12 KTS. APRX 35 MI NNE AT ROCKVILLE, IL, THE 1452 CDT WIND WAS FROM 210 DEG AT 18 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA268.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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