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CHI88LA029

1987-11-22 · LAKE CITY, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport Y91

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED A TAKEOFF FROM A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. DURING THE INITIAL GROUND RUN, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY & COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE PLT RPRTD THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH AT 8 TO 10 KTS. APRX 20 MI ENE, THE 1553 EST HOUGHTON LAKE WIND WAS FROM 150 DEG AT 7 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI88LA029.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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