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CHI85LA298

1985-07-18 · PEPIN, Wisconsin, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RLA

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED THREE QUARTERS DOWN A 2300 FOOT SOD RUNWAY AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH 55 KIAS. THE AIRCRAFT MUSHED INTO TREES OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHEN THE PILOT COULDN'T OBTAIN FLYING SPEED. THE PILOT REPORTED FULL ENGINE RPM WAS AVAILABLE, TEMP 81 DEGREES F. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA298.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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