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MKC84FA271

1984-09-09 · OTTUMWA, Iowa, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE ACFT ENTERED IMC WEATHER, THE PLT BECAME DISORIENTED & CRUISED WITHOUT ATC NAVIGATIONAL ASSISTANCE AFTER FAILING TO MAKE RADIO CONTACT OR FILE A FLT PLAN. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PLT FLEW UNTIL ACFT POWER WAS LOST DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE RESULTANT FORCED LANDING ON ROUGH & UNEVEN TERRAIN ON A FOGGY DARK NIGHT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE VISIBILITY WAS ESTIMATED AS 1/4 OF A MILE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_MKC84FA271.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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