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ATL83LA212

1983-06-04 · RAEFORD, North Carolina, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 5W4

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WANTED TO PRACTICE NIGHT LANDINGS. HE MADE ON SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO LANDING. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT HE WENT LOW ON FINAL AND STRUCK THE TOP OF TREES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. A VASI WAS IN PLACE ON THE LANDING RUNWAY.THE PILOT HAD FLOWN 6 HRS IN 1983 ALL IN THE PRECEDING 30 DAYS. THIS WAS HIS FIRST NIGHT FLIGHT. HE HAD NOT BEEN ENDOREDFOR SOLO IN THE PRECEDING 90 DAYS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL83LA212.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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