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ATL84LA110

1984-02-26 · ATHENS, Tennessee, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE ACFT CAUGHT FIRE DURING LANDING WHEN A GASOLINE CAN OVERTURNED AND WAS IGNITED BY A PASSENGER TRYING TO RIGHT IT WITH A BURNING CIGAR IN HIS HAND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL84LA110.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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