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ATL88LA086

1988-01-31 · BARNWELL, South Carolina, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE CFI AND HER STUDENT BECAME LOST ON THE LAST LEG OF A DUAL X-C FLT AFTER ENCOUNTERING RAINSHOWERS AND LOW CEILINGS. AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE THEIR DESTINATION ARPT, THE CFI LOCATED ANOTHER ARPT AND ELECTED TO LAND THERE. THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND A FORCED LDG WAS MADE IN A FIELD ABOUT 3 MI FROM THE ARPT. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON LDG. THE CFI HAD OBTAINED HER INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE ABOUT 2 WEEKS EARLIER. SHE REPORTED FLYING 15 HOURS DURING THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ATL88LA086.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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