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CHI91LA295

1991-09-19 · MARION, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MZZ

N5463L has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-8, built 2013), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN FROM A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING.

Factual narrative

THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH WHILE THE PILOT WAS MAKING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE SWERVED LEFT, WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE DITCH AFTER HE APPLIED POWER TO TAKEOFF FROM THE TOUCH AND GO. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_CHI91LA295.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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