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ATL85LA074

1984-12-31 · BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BHM

N201FR has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AIRBUS A320-214, built 2008), which was not involved in this event.

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Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RWY 23 AT 400 FT AGL A HORN SOUNDED. A STUDENT PLT PASSENGER STATED THE MARKER BEACON, AND STALL WARNING HORN CAME ON. THE PLT HOWEVER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE HORN. THE PLT LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT, BEGAN A DESCENT AND TURNED ONTO A LEFT DOWNWIND. PWR INDICATIONS AT THIS TIME WERE 2300 RPM WITH 23' MP. PLT STATED THAT THE ENG THEN QUIT BUT WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS PUMPED A PWR SURGE WAS EXPERIENCED. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN THROUGH FINAL APCH FOR RWY 23 AND CRASHED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 36. NO FUEL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION AND THE ENG OPERATED AT MAX RPM ON A TEST STAND AFTER THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL85LA074.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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