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CHI86FA171

1986-07-16 · CRIVITZ, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 3D1

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Factual narrative

FOLLOWING ONE APPROACH TO LAND UNDER CONDITIONS OF LOW VISIBILITY (LESS THAN 1/4 MILE) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AGAIN. ON BASE LEG, ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE GROUND. IN THE WRECKAGE THE STALL WARNING LIGHT BULB FILAMENT WAS GROSSLY DISTORTED. THE PILOT WAS TRAINED AS A PRIVATE PILOT ONLY. ALL BUT ONE WITNESS STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY UNTIL THE CRASH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI86FA171.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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