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ATL88LA083

1988-01-19 · CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CLT

N996SA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 172S, built 2002), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING THE FINAL APPROACH ON THE INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM, THE PILOT DESCENDED BELOW THE GLIDEPATH. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND STRUCK THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ATL88LA083.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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