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CHI92LA247

1992-08-16 · HOUGHTON LAKE, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HTL

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

A PREMATURE LIFT-OFF.

Factual narrative

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF TO STUDENT. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE BUT WOULD NOT CLIMB OR ACCELERATE OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. THE INSTRUCTOR ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN A BLUEBERRY BOG. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92LA247.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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