NTSB ATL84LA066 — 1983-12-15 · CHARLESTON, South Carolina, United States

Current FAA registration · N4648F

Make / Model: CESSNA P206A
Year of manufacture: 1966 · 17 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19660427
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A5ABED

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4648F Cessna P206A None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT UNDERSHOT THE RWY DURING LANDING. THE WEATHER WAS VMC BUT THE LANDING WAS MADE ONE HOUR AFTER OFFICIAL SUNSET. VISIBILITY WAS REPORTED AS 10 MILES. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH THE ARPT OR ACFT EXCEPT THE PLT DURING ONE RADIO CALL SAYING HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE RADIO. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE WHEEL FAILED AND THE PROP WAS DAMAGED. THE ACFT SLID ABOUT 150 FT AND STOPPED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL84LA066.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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