Event MKC83LA191

1983-08-12 EAST AMANA, Iowa, United States Airport · C11 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1347C

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CIRRUS DESIGN SR22

Year of manufacture

2003

TCDS

A00009CH · CIRRUS DESIGN CORP

Engine

CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES (300 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20030502

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A08D5D

Registrant of record

BLUE RIDGE AERO INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1347C Cessna 177B None

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN INTO & OUT OF THE ARPT NUMEROUS TIMES. HE SAID THAT DURING A TAKEOFF, THE ACFT NORMALLY BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER ABOUT 900 FT OF GROUND ROLL. ALSO, HE SAID THAT ON THIS FLT WITH 4 PASSENGERS, THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AT ABOUT THE SAME AREA. AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE PLANE CLIMBED APRX 20FT, THEN SETTLED BACK ON THE SURFACE, TURNED LEFT & DEPARTED THE RWY. IT CONTINUED BESIDE & BEYOND THE RWY, WENT OVER A BANK & CAME TO REST IN A CREEK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MKC83LA191.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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