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ATL87LA219

1987-07-16 · WINCHESTER, Tennessee, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BGF

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED HE CIRCLED OVER THE AIRPORT TO CHECK FOR TRAFFIC THEN MADE A TURN TO BASE. HE WAS TOO NEAR THE RUNWAY AND TOO HIGH FOR A NORMAL APPROACH. THE PILOT USED FULL FLAPS AND DECREASED POWER; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND RAPIDLY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ATL87LA219.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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