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ATL84LA015

1983-10-04 · MADISONVILLE, Kentucky, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 2I0

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Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ACFT WAS BEING FLOWN ON A RETURN FLT AFTER BEING REFUELED AT TRENTON, NJ. HE REPORTED THAT THE ACFT HELD 100 GAL OF USABLE FUEL & HAD CONSUMED 70 GALS ON THE INITIAL FLT ON THE SAME ROUTE. HE REPORTED THAT THE GROUND SPEED & FUEL CHECKS CONFIRMED A FORCASTED 15 KT HEAD WIND. HE EXPECTED THAT THE ACFT WOULD USE AN ADDITIONAL 10 GAL ON THE RETURN TRIP. HE STATED THAT HE STARTED A DESCENT ABOUT 50 MI FROM THE DESTINATION WITH THE FUEL GAGES INDICATING APRX 25 GAL. HOWEVER, THE FUEL INDICATION BEGAN DROPPING RAPIDLY. BEFORE REACHING THE RWY, BOTH ENGS LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT STATED THAT HIS FUEL GAGES INDICATED THERE WAS 5 GAL REMAINING IN EACH TANK. DURING THE LANDING AT NIGHT, THE GEAR COLLAPSED. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL84LA015.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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