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MKC84LA056

1984-01-02 · KIRKSVILLE, Missouri, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE ACFT LOST POWER AND EMITTED BLACK SMOKE DURING TAKEOFF. THE ACFT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD OFF THE ARPT. THE WEATHER WAS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING. THE PLT SAID THAT HE HAD NOT USED CARBURETOR HEAT ANYTIME DURING THE SEQUENCEOF EVENTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_MKC84LA056.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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