ATL85LA032
1984-11-10 · RUSTBURGH, Virginia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Current FAA registration · N5506A
- Make / Model
- BOEING 75
- Year of manufacture
- 1942 · 42 years old at event
- Engine
- P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 2 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 20030627
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S A70296
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON THE 1,100 FOOT LONG RUNWAY TO THE SOUTH WITH A 16 KNOT TAILWIND. THE PLT CONTINUED TO STATE THAT WHILE ON FINAL APCH THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF SINK. THE PLT ADDED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO ARREST THE DESCENT BUT THE ACFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY HARD, BREAKING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND SKIDDED APRX 25 FEET. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1984_ATL85LA032.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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