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ATL84LA287

1984-09-16 · COLUMBUS, Georgia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE PLT DEPARTED DELAND, FL, FOR COLUMBUS, GA, WITH AN INTENDED FUEL STOP AT AMERICUS, GA. WHILE EN ROUTE FROM DELAND TO AMERICUS THE CEILING BECAME LOWER THAN FORECAST AND THE PLT MADE THE DECISION TO FLY AT 8500 FT MSL STAYING ABOVE THE CLOUD LAYER. WITH OVERCAST SKY REMAINING AT AMERICUS, THE PLT STATED, FUEL CONSUMPTION WAS RECALCULATED AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CONTINUE TO COLUMBUS WITHOUT REFUELING. THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE ON A 2 MILE FINAL AT COLUMBUS ARPT. DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT THE ACFT CONTACTED POWERLINES 1 MILE FROM THE ARPT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL84LA287.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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