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MKC83LA178

1983-08-04 · AMES, Iowa, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AMW

N75552 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CURTISS WRIGHT SB2C HELLDIVER, built 1944), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, HE CAME IN TOO FAST & OVER RAN THE RWY, THEN THE ACFT RAN INTO A DITCH & TURNED OVER. REPORTEDLY, HE LANDED ON THE LAST 20% OF THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MKC83LA178.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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