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CHI92DCD06

1992-05-31 · LAKE MILLS, Iowa, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 0Y6

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

EXCESSIVE TAXISPEED AND INADVERTENT LIFTOFF AT AN AIRSPEED BELOW STALLING SPEED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT OWNER HAD JUST MOVED THE AIRPLANE TO THE AIRPORT WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE ASSEMBLED THE WINGS TO THE FUSELAGE AND WAS PERFORMING FAST TAXI MANEUVERS WHEN THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE. THE AIRPLANE REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, TURNED RIGHT, AND DESCENDED INTO TERRAIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92DCD06.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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