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ATL85LA222

1985-07-21 · WILLIAMSON, Georgia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N5829T

Make / Model
BURKHART GROB G-109B
Year of manufacture
1984 · 1 years old at event
Engine
AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19841113
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A780FB

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT OF THE POWERED GLIDER REPORTED THAT DURING AN APCH TO LAND, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT & LANDED HARD. THE LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS THE PROP, ENG COWLING & OIL COOLER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ATL85LA222.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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