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ATL83LA138

1983-03-19 · STONE MOUNTAIN, Georgia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 00A

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE STUDENT PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN OR CHECK THE WEATHER FOR THIS FLIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS VMC BUT THE PILOT STARTEDTHE TAKEOFF DOWN WIND. THE PILOT INITIATED THE ABORT WHEN HE DISCOVERED HE WAS GOING DOWNWIND AND WAS AT ROTATIONAL SPEED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL83LA138.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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