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ATL87LA065

1987-01-25 · DELAWARE, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT WHILE LANDING ON RWY 28 IN CROSWIND CONDITIONS, AFTER A SOLO X-C FLT. THE ACFT LANDED HARD, VEERED OFF THE RWY, AND NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE WIND WAS FROM 360 AT 10 KTS, GUSTING TO 20 KTS. THE STUDENT PLT CITED PILOT ERROR AS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ATL87LA065.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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