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ATL86LA131

1986-05-17 · LAWRENCEBURG, Tennessee, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 2M2

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT HAD ASKED A PVT PLT TO RIDE WITH HIM WHILE HE (THE STUDENT) TOOK HIS SON IN LAW UP FOR A RIDE. WHEN APPROACHING THE RWY FOR LANDING, THE STUDENT PLT ALLOWED THE ACFT TO COLLIDE WITH THE BERM SHORT OF THE RWY. THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY WITHOUT LDG GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL86LA131.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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