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CHI91LA225

1991-07-23 · KEOKUK, Iowa, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport EOK

Current FAA registration · N5074Z

Make / Model
CESSNA 305A
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19820615
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A656ED

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

DIVERTED ATTENTION BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT BEING MAINTAINED. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS CROSSWIND.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A CROSS WIND DURING A SPOT LANDING CONTEST, HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_CHI91LA225.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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