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ATL85LA185

1985-06-14 · ANDALUSIA, Alabama, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 79J

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT ABOUT 700 FT MSL, THE ENG LOST POWER WITH OUT WARNING AFTER HE MADE A POWER REDUCTION TO 2500 RPM & 25 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. HE ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE TO A FIELD, BUT THE ACFT WENT INTO THE TOPS OF TREES BEFORE REACHING THE FIELD. THE ENG WAS EXAMINED & NO PREEXISTING FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE RUPTURED; THEREFORE, THEIR PREIMPACT CONTENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ATL85LA185.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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