NTSB CHI87LA145 — 1987-06-02 · MARION, Indiana, United States

Current FAA registration · N2180R

Make / Model: PIPER PA-28-180
Year of manufacture: 1969 · 18 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19690723
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A1D9A2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2180R Piper PA-28-180 None

Factual narrative

AS THE STUDENT PLT WAS MAKING A X-WIND TAKEOFF ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) REDUCED THE POWER AT ABOUT 15 FT AGL TO SIMULATE AN ENG FAILURE. THE STUDENT REACTED BY RAISING THE NOSE OF THE ACFT, BUT THE INSTRUCTOR CORRECTED THIS BY LOWERING THE NOSE. HOWEVER, DRG THE ABORTED TAKEOFF, THE STUDENT TURNED THE ACFT INTO THE X-WIND. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT VEERED OFF THE RGT SIDE OF THE RWY & STRUCK A RWY LIGHT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI87LA145.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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