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ATL85FKG07

1985-07-07 · SYLACAUGA, Alabama, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SCD

N55VE has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BEECH S35, built 1965), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT CONTACTED A PICK-UP TRUCK ON A HIGHWAY DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT DISCLOSED THAT THE FUEL VENT LINE WAS SEVERLY PACKED (BLOCKED) WITH MUD DOBBER MATERIAL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ATL85FKG07.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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