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MKC83LA014

1982-11-06 · DES MOINES, Iowa, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A HIGHWAY, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A POLE AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MKC83LA014.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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