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MKC85FCD02

1985-09-08 · EMMETSBURG, Iowa, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport EGQ

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT CRASHED IN A TURKEY FARM FIELD AFTER LOSING ALT DURING TAKEOFF. A WITNESS SAID THE ACFT SETTLED AS THOUGH THE PLT WAS RAISING THE FLAPS AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ACFT LOST ALT IN A RT TURN, AND LANDED 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE ARPT POST ACC INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE ACFT WAS 264 LBS OVERWEIGHT AND THE CG EXCEEDED THE AFT LIMIT. THE DA WAS 1950 FT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MKC85FCD02.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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