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CHI87FA083

1987-02-11 · FERGUS FALLS, Minnesota, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

FOLLOWING A 1.5 HOUR PERSONAL FLIGHT AT NIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A LOW HILL NEAR THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. ALTHOUGH THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL OF 6 HOURS OF NIGHT TIME, MOST OF HIS SOLO NIGHT TIME WAS DURING THIS LAST FLIGHT. HAZY VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. BIRDS WERE ACTIVE IN THE AREA AND A FEW FEATHERS WERE LOCATED AROUND THE WRECK, BUT NO BIRD BLOOD, UNUSUAL DENTING OF THE AIRCRAFT OR ACTUAL BIRD REMAINS WERE FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI87FA083.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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