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ATL84LA163

1984-05-05 · JESUP, Georgia, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport JES

N90856 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY C7, built 1990), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED HE WAS SPRAYING WATER AND AT THE END OF A SWATH RUN WHEN HE TURNED OFF THE SPRAY AND PULLED UP, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE FORCED LANDING. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPENCIES OR MALFUNTIONS WERE FOUND AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE CHEMICAL DISPENSING CONTROL AND THE THROTTLE QUADRANT ARE BOTH LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT. THE THROTTLE, MIXTURE AND DISPENSING CONTROLS ALL MOVE WITH A FORE AND AFT MOTION. THE PILOT STATED HE LOOKED DOWN AND VERIFIED THAT HE INDEED MOVED THE DISPENSING CONTROL AND NOT THE THROTTLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL84LA163.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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