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NYC84LA283

1984-08-19 · CHARLESTOWN, Rhode Island, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RI10

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED SOME BRUSH AND BECOMING ENTANGLED IN VINES FOLLOWED BY THE PROPELLER BECOMING ENTANGLED. THE PROPELLER STOPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT SWUNG AROUND 180 DEGREES COMING TO REST ABOUT 500 FT FROM THE GRASS RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_NYC84LA283.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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