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CHI87LA116

1987-04-24 · SUPERIOR, Wisconsin, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SUW

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 13, PILOT REPORTS WIND BLOWING AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE EDGE OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF RIGHT SIDE, NOSE WHEEL STUCK IN MUD AND COLLAPSED, AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. WINDS AT DULUTH, MN, APPROX. 11 NMI NORTHWEST OF ACCIDENT SITE, WERE REPORTED FROM 080 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI87LA116.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.