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ATL83LA153

1983-03-25 · SHELBYVILLE, Tennessee, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE ACFT WAS ON THEFINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT SAID HE WOULD BE LANDING SHORT OF THE RWY. WHEN ASKED THE NATURE OF HIS EMERGENCY HE SAID 'I THINK I AM RUNNING OUT OF FUEL.' THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED IN A STEEP LEFT TURN HITTING THE WIRES AND GOING INVERTED BEFORE IMPACT. THE PILOT EXITED WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT SAID HE TRIED SWITCHING FUEL TANKS BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. ACCORDING TO THE FUEL SUPPLY AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME IN FLT THE ACFT SHOULD HAVE EXHAUSTED ITS SUPPLY OF USABLE FUEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL83LA153.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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