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ATL82DA061

1982-03-01 · LAUREL, Mississippi, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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WHILE PRACTICING HIGH SPEED TAXIING A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE GROUND. THE PILOT ELECTED TO APPLY FULL THROTTLE AND PROCEED TO TAKEOFF. WHEN HE HAD CLIMBED TO 800 FEET THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE. UNABLE TO CONTROL THE PLANE THE PILOT COLLIDED WITH A PINE TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_ATL82DA061.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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