NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL88LA042
Registry · N8504T
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
Year of manufacture
2005
Engine
P&W PT6A SERIES (500 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20051006
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ABAA4E
Registrant of record
WAKEFIELD AIRCRAFT LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE AIRPLANE HIT A TREE AND CRASHED ABOUT 300 YDS SHORT OF THE RWY WHILE ON FINAL APPCH TO LAND. THE PLT INDICATED THAT HE BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR AND ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO DESCEND BELOW THE PROPER GLIDE PATH. THE PLT HAD LESS THAN 1 HR OF NIGHT FLT EXPERIENCE IN THE PRECEDING 90 DAYS. HIS TOTAL NIGHT EXPERIENCE WAS 6 HRS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_ATL88LA042.txt.
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