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ATL84LA109

1984-02-26 · ALMA, Georgia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AMG

N23JT has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (PIPER PA-28-140, built 1972), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT WAS ON DOWNWIND AND REDUCED POWER,HE STATED,BEFORE APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT. THE ENGINE LOST RPM AND WHEN THE PLT TRIED TO REGAIN RPM. THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PLT SAID HE TRIED TO RESTART BUT FAILED AND THEN MADE A FORCED OFF ARPT LANDING. THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT WITH CARBURETOR HEAT ON AND OFF. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL84LA109.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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