Event CHI85LA353

1985-08-21 WEST CHICAGO, Illinois, United States Airport · DPA None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2209D

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 170B

Year of manufacture

1952 · 33 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19560131

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A1E498

Registrant of record

MAAS MICHAEL H

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2209D Cessna 170B None

Factual narrative

DURING APPLICATION OF PWR DURING A TOUCH-AND GO LANDING THE ACFT 'STARTED TO GET SIDEWAYS' ON THE RWY. THE PLT ALLOWED THE ACFT TO DRIFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY INTO THE GRASS. A GROUND LOOP SUBSEQUENTLY OCCURRED WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE ACFT. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE FROM 80 DEGS AT 5 KTS WITH NO GUSTS. THE LANDING WAS BEING MADE ON RWY 15. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA353.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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