Event CHI92DCJ01

1992-01-05 ASHBY, Nebraska, United States Fatal 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1217A

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BOEING 767-375

Year of manufacture

1992 · 0 years old at event

Engine

GE CF6-80C2B6F

Seats / Engines

330 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20170406

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A05AB7

Registrant of record

ANDROMEDA LEASING I LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1217A Piper PA-18-125 Fatal

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING.

Factual narrative

THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS AERIAL OBSERVATION FOR A COYOTE HUNTING GROUP. WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRPLANE MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE HUNTING GROUP, PULLED UP SHARPLY AND ENTERED A LEFT TURN. THEY STATED AS THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED STEEPLY ONE WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED, NOSE DOWN AND ROTATING, INTO THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92DCJ01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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