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ATL84LA136

1984-03-31 · GRAYSON, Kentucky, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE ENCOUNTERED WX WHILE ON A X-COUNTRY FLT, GOT LOW ON FUEL WHILE TRYING TO GET TO AN ALTERNATE ARPT & MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. LATER, HE STARTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A HIGHWAY BESIDE THE FIELD. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE RIGHT WING HIT A TRAFFIC SIGN & THE ACFT WENT OFF THE ROAD & WAS DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL84LA136.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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