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DCA84AA015

1984-01-30 · TERRE HAUTE, Indiana, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER TAKING OFF FROM RWY 23, THE ACFT CRASHED SSW OF THE ARPT ABOUT 6300 FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY & ABOUT 1800 FT TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY CENTERLINE. IMPACT OCCURRED WHILE THE ACFT WAS IN A STEEP DESCENT. THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS SCATTERED ALONG A HEADING OF 035 DEG FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. THE ACFT WAS DEMOLISHED BY IMPACT & FIRE & NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_DCA84AA015.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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