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CHI87LA158

1987-06-24 · OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR OSHKOSH THE ENGINE QUIT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE PILOT CONTACTED WITTMAN FIELD AND WAS CLEARED BY AIR TRAFFIC PERSONNEL TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL AND THE PILOT DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE LAKE FOUR MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI87LA158.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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