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CHI86IA037

1985-12-02 · DETROIT, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DTW

N90427 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RAVEN S49A, built 1992), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT SUFFERED A FAILURE OF THE LEFT REAR AXLE DURING TAXI TO TAKEOFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI86IA037.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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