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ATL88LA077

1988-01-12 · GREENSBORO, North Carolina, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 3A4

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT RPTD THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND LONG TO AVOID SNOW AND ICE ON THE RWY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN EARLIER THAN HE INTENDED HOWEVER, AND CONTACTED THE SNOW AND ICE. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY VEERED OFF OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED A SNOWBANK, AND NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTEDLY HAD ABOUT 6 HOURS OF SOLO FLIGHT EXPERIENCE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ATL88LA077.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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