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CHI87DEP05

1987-04-30 · EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport EAU

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED ON THE RWY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE PILOT HAD FLOWN THIS AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT 'REFUSED TO FLARE PROPERLY.' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI87DEP05.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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