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Event MKC83FA171

1983-07-30 ORANGE CITY, Iowa, United States Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETED A LANDING IN A FIELD AND THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF FROM THE STOPPING POINT. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE AND RAN FOR APRX 100 FEET ACROSS A BOGGY SWAMP AND IMPACTED A FOUR FOOT HIGH DIRT BANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MKC83FA171.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.