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CHI92LA241

1992-08-14 · VALENTINE, Nebraska, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport VTN

N1812E has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 172S, built 2018), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WEATHER OBSCURATION AND FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR AN NDB RWY 31 APPROACH AND RADAR SERVICE WAS TERMINATED. UPON SEEING A HOLE IN THE CLOUDS, HE ELECTED TO CIRCLE THE AIRPORT AT 1,000' AND ENTER A TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 13. DURING THE TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL, THE PILOT LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY DUE TO OBSCURED VISIBILITY AND OVERSHOT FINAL APPROACH. HE REPORTED HE THEN REDUCED THE THROTTLE AND MADE A LEFT TURN TO REALIGN HIMSELF WITH THE RUNWAY. WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT TO STOP THE TURN, THE AIRPLANE STALLED. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92LA241.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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