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ATL83LA111

1983-02-19 · JACKSON, Mississippi, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE PLT INTENDED TO REFUEL AT STARKVILLE, MS, BUT THE FBO WAS CLOSED. HE CONTINUED TO HIS INTENDED DESTINATION OF RAYMOND, MS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON THE RWY LIGHTS. HE THEN DIVERTED TO JACKSON, MS. THE PLT REALIZED THE ACFT WAS LOW ON FUEL, BUT DIDN'T THINK IT WAS CRITICAL. WHILE TURNING ONTO FINAL APCH AT JACKSON, THE ENG LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION & THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RWY. HE ALIGNED THE ACFT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE APCH LIGHTS & MADE A SOFT FIELD APCH. DURING THE NIGHT LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT A MUD HOLE & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL83LA111.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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