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MKC85LA172

1985-07-28 · MINDEN, Nebraska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

PLT SAID THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR WIRES AT THE END OF THE 2,100 FT LONG, SOD, FARM, STRIP. HE SAID HE BEGAN TRUNING TO AVOID THE WIRES AND IN THE TURN THE ACFT SETTLED, THE RT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THE ACFT CRASHED. THE ACFT WEIGHT WAS NEAR MAX ALLOWABLE AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 3,500 FT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MKC85LA172.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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