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ATL87LA054

1987-01-04 · HARTSVILLE, South Carolina, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HVS

Current FAA registration · N70493

Make / Model
CESSNA 172M
Year of manufacture
1976 · 11 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19760505
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A96719

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT MADE TWO GO-AROUNDS BEFORE STARTING HIS THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT WITH A VARIABLE WIND. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RWY. THE PLT APPLIED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO TAKE-OFF BUT THE NOSE WHEEL HIT A HOLE AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ATL87LA054.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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