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ATL84LA098

1984-02-12 · HICKORY, North Carolina, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HKY

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING A NIGHT LANDING. THE FLT WAS HAMPERED BY AN INOPERATIVE HEATERAND A DOME LIGHT THAT COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE RWY SUGGESTED FOR USE WAS SHORT WITH A DECOMMISSIONED VASI SYSTEM. THE PLT SAID SHE LANDED LONG AND WAS LATE IN DETECTING THE RWYS END. THERE WERE SKID MARKS ABOUT 15 FT LONG ON THE RWYS END. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL84LA098.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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