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Event ATL86LA050

1986-01-07 CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, United States Airport · CLT None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PLT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER ON THE RIGHT ENG AT ABOUT 20 FT ALT ON TAKEOFF. THE ACFT VEERED RIGHT, THE PLT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RWY. THE ACFT STRUCK A MOUND OF DIRT AND THE LDG GEAR COLLAPSED. THE TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED FROM AN INTERSECTION ON THE RWY RESULTING IN 3945 FT RWY FOR THE TAKEOFF. RWY LENGTH IS 7845 FT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL86LA050.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.