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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ATL83FKJ04

1983-05-28 DECATUR, Alabama, United States Airport · DCU Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N8KD

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

EMBRAER EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT INC EMB-500

Engine

P&W CANADA PW617F-E

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20130918

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AADE10

Registrant of record

BT CONSULTING LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR, THE LEFT ENGINE APPEARED TO QUIT. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED, HE ELECTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR A ROW OF TREES. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER STRIKING THE TREES. INSPECTION OF THE LEFT ENGINE REVEALED WATER IN THE GASCOLATOR AND IN BOTH SIDES OF THE FIELD INJECTOR DIAPHRAM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL83FKJ04.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.