ATL87FA047

1986-12-23 · SAVANNAH, Georgia, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SAV

Aircraft involved

N4137Q Cessna 310N Serious

Factual narrative

DURING ILS RWY 9 APPRAOCH ACFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AT ONE MILE SHORT OF RWY. ACFT IMPACTED IN LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH LANDING GEAR EXTENDED ON A NORTHERLY HEADING ONE HALF MILE SHORT AND ABOUT ONE QUARTER MILE LEFT OF RWY CENTERLINE. PLT AND CFI BOTH STATED THE ACFT WAS TURNED RIGHT TO FLY CENTERLINE. PLT BECAME SPATIALLY DISORIENTED DURING APPROACH AND ALLOWED ACFT TO TURN NEARLY 90 DEGREES OFF COURSE AND DESCEND BELOW DECISION HEIGHT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL87FA047.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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