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ATL84LA112

1984-03-03 · KENNESAW, Georgia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 8A4

N6320W has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RAVEN S49A), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT CRASHED DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER A POWER LOSS. THE PLT STATED DURING A POST ACCIDENT INTERVIEW THAT HE DIDNOT SWITCH TANKS DURING THE POWER LOSS SEQUENCE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. ABOUT 1/2 OZ OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE GASCOLATOR AND ABOUT 14 OZ FROM THE RESERVIOR TANK, THE LEFT TANK WAS MEASURED AND FOUND TO CONTAIN ABOUT 29 GAL OF FUEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL84LA112.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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