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CHI85LA288

1985-07-18 · EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FCM

N22PG has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (KITFOX S7 SUPER SPORT, built 2022), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE FENCE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE TIRES OF THE ACFT SHOWED SIGNS OF HYDROPLANING AFTER THE ACCIDENT. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED THE PLT SAID BECAUSE THE ACFT YAWED DURING TAKEOFF AND HE THOUGHT HE HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA288.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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