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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ATL86LA101

1986-03-25 ADVANCE, North Carolina, United States Airport · 8A7 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N737DR

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 172N

Year of manufacture

1977 · 9 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19771102

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A9E567

Registrant of record

VANNOTE EUGENE L

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 27,PLTS VISION RESTRICTED BY SUN GLARE. PLT INDICATED THAT HE WAS HIGH & FAST AND LANDED TOO LONG TO ALLOW GO AROUND. OVERRAN RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR MIRED AND ACFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL86LA101.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.