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ATL84FA247

1984-08-08 · ELLIJAY, Georgia, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 49A

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ON UNAUTHORIZED FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA AT 0145 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT HE HAD RETURNED FROM A LOCAL FLT, PICKED UP A PAX, DEPARTED AGAIN AND HAD FLOWN FOR 30 TO 45 MINS BEFORE RETURNING TO JASPER FOR LANDING. THE AIRPORT HAD FOGGED IN WHEN THEY RETURNED SO THE PILOT DIVERTED TO A SECOND ARPT. HE MANAGED TO LOCATE THE AIRPORT BUT COULD ONLY SEE TWO GREEN LIGHTS ON ONE OF THE RWY BECAUSE OF FOG OBSCURING THE RUNWAY. THE PLT CONTENDED THE FLT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE AFT OWNER'S SOME WITH OUT HIS PERMISSION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL84FA247.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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