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CHI85LA279

1985-07-05 · FOND DU LAC, Wisconsin, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FLO

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER IN SOFT TERRAIN 1/4 MILE SHORT OF THE RWY AT FON DU LAC ARPT FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF PWR. THE FLT DEPARTED HENDERSON, KY, AT 1510 CDT WITH 26 GALLONS OF FUEL AND THE PWR LOSS OCCURRED AT 1925 CDT, 4 HRS AND 15 MINSAFTER DEPARTURE. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCLOSED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON BOARD THE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA279.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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