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CHI87LA225

1987-09-28 · ROCHESTER, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RCR

Current FAA registration · N61V

Make / Model
BOEING A75N1(PT17)
Year of manufacture
1941 · 46 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR R670-SERIES (225 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560426
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7EE40

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED INTO A STRONG LEFT CROSSWIND, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY A GROUND LOOP, AND NOSE OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI87LA225.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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