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ATL87FA064

1987-01-24 · MEMPHIS, Tennessee, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MEM

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED AN ENGINE PROBLEM INSIDE THE OUTER MARKER TO RUNWAY 31. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE WRECKAGE EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY SYSTEM MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES, AND A POST CRASH FIRE. A WITNESS LOCATED AT THE ARPT SAW THE ACFT FALLING FROM THE BOTTOM OF A CLOUD IN WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ATL87FA064.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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