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ATL83LA146

1983-03-23 · MOUNTAIN CITY, Tennessee, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 6A4

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING LANDING AFTER GROUNDLOOPING. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING ROLL-OUT HE EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND ON THE ACFT RIGHT SIDE. AN EFFORT WAS MADE BY THE PILOT TO CONTROL THE ACFT BUT IT LEFT THE RUNWAY IN SPITE OF HIS EFFORTS AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE WIND WAS FROM 240 DEGREES AT 8 KTS GUSTING TO 15 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL83LA146.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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