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CHI90LA204

1990-07-29 · TOLEDO, Iowa, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 8C5

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

WRONG RUNWAY SELECTED AND ABORTED TAKEOFF DELAYED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

Factual narrative

THE PVT PLT SAID THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF TO THE SOUTH, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REACH FLYING SPEED AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO STOP, THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE ASPHALT ONTO THE WET GRASS OVER-RUN, STRUCK A FENCE AND OVERTURNED. A WITNESS AND THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING STATION SAID THE WIND WAS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_CHI90LA204.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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