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CHI88LA004

1987-10-11 · ELROY, Wisconsin, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 60C

N50124 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (HEAD BALLOONS INC AX8-88, built 2019), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

UPON ATTEMPTING HIS TENTH TOUCH AND GO THE STUDENT PILOT NOTICED, PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REALIGN HIMSELF WITH THE RUNWAY THE PILOT STATED HE 'LOWERED' THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT WING THEN STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND CARTWHEELED THE AIRCRAFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI88LA004.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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