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CHI85LA384

1985-09-21 · RACINE, Wisconsin, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED A GUST OF WIND RESULTED IN A NOSE HIGH LEFT TURN JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. POWER WAS ADDED & THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A DITCH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA384.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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