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CHI88LA062

1988-02-14 · FT. WAYNE, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AIRPLANE NOSED OVER IN SOFT SNOW DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING ATTEMPT. THE PIC TRIED TO RECOVER FROM A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY ATTEMPTING TO ROLL OUT ON SNOW COVERED SOD AFTER HOPPING OVER A SNOWBANK THAT WAS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY LANDING SURFACE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_CHI88LA062.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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