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CHI88LA036

1987-12-26 · REDWOOD FALLS, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RWF

Current FAA registration · N704XX

Make / Model
CESSNA 150M
Year of manufacture
1976 · 11 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19761112
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9658D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WIND WAS 210 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON SNOW COMPACTED RUNWAY 12. THE STUDENT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT SIDEWAYS AND IT STRUCK A SNOWBANK WHEN IT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI88LA036.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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