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ATL86LA135

1986-05-17 · DOTHAN, Alabama, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING THE AIRCRAFT LOST TOTAL POWER AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ACROSS THE ROAD AND RAN INTO AN OPEN FIELD. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL86LA135.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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