NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI85LA327
Registry · N5604V
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
HOWARD AIRCRAFT DGA-15P
Year of manufacture
1943 · 42 years old at event
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19670711
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A729E2
Registrant of record
BOLE DAVID M
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT HAD ACCURUED APRX 12 HRS OF FLYING TIME ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. DURING THE FINAL LANDING THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AT THE RWY MID-POINT AND BOUNCED. THE ACFT THEN STRUCK A RWY LIGHT AND VEERED OFF THE RWY PAVED SURFACE INTO SOFT SOD. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BUT THE SOFT SURFACE CAUSED SLOW ACCELERATION. SHORTLY AFTER BREAKING GROUND THE ACFT ATRUCK LOCALIZER ANTENNA POLES OFF THE END OF THE RWY AND FELL TO THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1985_CHI85LA327.txt.
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