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CHI86FA200

1986-08-06 · SHELBY, Indiana, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT INITIATED THE VFR FLIGHT FROM WHEELING, IL, TO MADISON, IN, IN MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE FOLLOWING DAY ABOUT 26 MILES SOUTH OF GARY, IN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED AN IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP WHEREIN BOTH WINGS, THE RIGHT STABILATOR AND THE VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER SEPARATED. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE BREAKUP OCCURRED BECAUSE OF AERODYNAMIC FORCES THAT EXCEEDED THE DESIGN LIMITATIONS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI86FA200.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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