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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ATL82FID11

1982-07-18 LEWISTON, Virginia, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PILOT FERRYING AIRCRAFT TO NEW OWNER AND LOST POWER. A HARD FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A PASTURE. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND AT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE WHICH FAILED LANDING GEAR. PILOT HAD ZERO TIME IN THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT. OWNER OF AIRCRAFT HAD POWER FAILURE SAME MORNING DUE TO CARB ICE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_ATL82FID11.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.