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CHI86LA154

1986-06-15 · ST. ELMO, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THERE WAS A LOSS OF THERMAL ACTIVITY WHILE THE GLIDER PLT WAS ON A X-COUNTRY FLT. DURING AN OFF ARPT LNDG, THE WINGTIP OF THE SAILPLANE STRUCK WEEDS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED & WAS DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI86LA154.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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