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CHI86LA014

1985-10-23 · TORONTO, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 1G8

Current FAA registration · N6859P

Make / Model
PIPER PA-24-180
Year of manufacture
1960 · 25 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19600401
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9196B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED DURING THE STUDENT PLTS SECOND SOLO LANDING OF THE DAY. RECOVERY WAS MADE BY INITIATING A GO AROUND. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED AGAIN ON THE THIRD LANDING. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT WAS LOST AND IT VEERED LEFT STRIKING TREES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI86LA014.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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