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CHI86FEM11

1986-07-20 · MUSKEGON, Michigan, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE PLT RPRTD THAT DRG TAKEOFF, THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AT ABOUT THE MIDPOINT OF THE RWY & CLIMBED TO JUST ABOVE TREETOP LEVEL. HE TURNED THE ACFT SLIGHTLY INTO THE WIND, THEN NOTED THAT IT SEEM TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO CLIMB FURTHER. THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED & THE PLT NOTED A TREE AHEAD, SO HE BANKED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED & THE ACFT HIT THE GROUND. DRG IMPACT, THE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED SERIOUS FACIAL, CHEST & INTERNAL INJURIES. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE ACFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH SHOULDER HARNESSES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI86FEM11.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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