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ATL86LLT06

1986-01-20 · JASPER, Tennessee, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport APT

N5904Z has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC P2 ZIP), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A HOUSE BEFORE STRIKING THE GROUND IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. THE ACFT WAS APPROACHING MARION ARPT FOR A LANDING WHEN THE PLT LOST CONTROL. THE PLT SAID THAT THE STABILIZER ADJUSTMENT 'STRIPPED'. THE PILOT WAS USING THE TRIM TAB WHEN THE ACFT NOSED UP VIOLENTLY DURING FINAL APPROACH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL86LLT06.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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