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ATL85LA116

1985-03-10 · BUENA VISTA, Georgia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 82A

Current FAA registration · N3227L

Make / Model
CESSNA 172H
Year of manufacture
1967 · 18 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19670511
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A37916

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACFT SLIPPED ON FINAL DUE TO BEING HIGH. LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED. ON SECOND TOUCHDOWN RUDDER WAS STILL APPLIED AND ACFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY COLLIDING WITH DITCH BANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ATL85LA116.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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