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CHI92LA078

1992-01-25 · NEW HAVEN, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 57D

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE DUAL STUDENT AND REMEDIAL ACTION WAS DELAYED BY THE CFI. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ICY RUNWAY CONDITIONS.

Factual narrative

WHILE PRACTICING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFFS, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST BY THE STUDENT PILOT DURING A TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. THE CFI WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND THE ACFT SLID INTO A SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92LA078.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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