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ATL88LA018

1987-10-18 · WHITWELL, Tennessee, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE GLIDER PLT MADE AN OFF-ARPT LDG AFTER REALIZING THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RETURN TO HIS DEPARTURE POINT. DURING LDG ROLLOUT ON UNEVEN TERRAIN, ONE OF THE WINGTIPS CONTACTED THE TERRAIN AND THE GLIDER GROUND-LOOPED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ATL88LA018.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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