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CHI87LA051

1986-12-17 · BLOOMINTON, Indiana, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BMG

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS APPROACH AND FOLLOWED HIS GLIDESLOPE AND LOCALIZER INDICATIONS IN A NORMAL MANNER. HE EVENTUALLY SAW THE GROUND PRIOR TO REACHING HIS DECISION HEIGHT OF APPROX 200 FEET AGL. THIS SIGHTING OF THE GROUND WAS THE LAST THING HE REMEMBERED PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROX 1/2 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE DOES NOT REMEMBER ATTEMPTING A MISSED APPROACH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI87LA051.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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