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CHI86FET03

1986-06-16 · VALPARAISO, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport VPZ

N9021A has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DESTINY XL, built 2000), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER THREE APPARENT HARD TOUCH-&-GO LANDINGS, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE FOURTH & FINAL LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI86FET03.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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