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ATL84IA029

1983-10-23 · MOBILE, Alabama, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BFM

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A LIGHT POLE WHILE TAXIING. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH LOCATING A TIE DOWN SPOT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL84IA029.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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