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ATL83LA055

1982-12-08 · LONDON, Kentucky, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LOZ

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WAS SLIGHT CROSSWIND AND THE TAIL WHEEL STEERING SPRING FAILED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_ATL83LA055.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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