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CHI87DEM04

1986-11-19 · WAYLAND, Michigan, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 41C

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE VOLKSWAGEN ENGINE OF THIS HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT LOST POWER SOMETIME DURING FLIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES DURING IMPACT AND COULD NOT REMEMBER DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE ENGINE WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI87DEM04.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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