Event ATL84FKG01

1983-10-12 EDISON, Georgia, United States Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N62TG

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

EPIC AIRCRAFT LLC E1000

Year of manufacture

2026

TCDS

A00059SE · EPIC AIRCRAFT LLC

Engine

P&W CANADA PT6A-67A (1200 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20260302

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A81594

Registrant of record

SORENSON MONTANA LEASING LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N62TG Beech 65-A80 Minor

Factual narrative

AT APRX 2130 EDT, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE WHILE THE PLT WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER A WOODED AREA. AFTER HITTING THE TREE, THE PLANE CRASHED INTO A POND. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT HAD RETURNED FROM COLUMBIA (SOUTH AMERICA) & THE AIRCREW WERE PREPARING TO DROP DUFFEL BAGS OF COCAINE. WHEN THE ACFT HIT THE TREE, THE PLT WAS FLYING WHILE THE OTHER PERSON WAS GETTING READY TO THROW OUT THE BAGS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL84FKG01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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