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CHI93LA066

1993-01-07 · Marysville, Kansas, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MYZ

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ICING CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED, AND THE WINDSHIELD & AIRFRAME ICE.

Factual narrative

WHILE EN ROUTE THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED LIGHT, THEN MODERATE ICING CONDITIONS & DIVERTED TO MARYSVILLE. AFTER EXECUTING THE NDB APPROACH & BREAKING OUT AT ABOUT 2000 FT AGL, THE PILOT MADE TWO LANDING ATTEMPTS WITH ICE STILL ON THE WINDSHIELD AND AIRFRAME. AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT, AFTER ENTERING DOWNWIND, THE AIRPLANE STALLED. DURING RECOVERY THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE SEPARATING THE OUTER 1/3 OF THE LEFT WING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_CHI93LA066.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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