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ATL88LA197

1988-06-21 · NEWBERRY, South Carolina, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 27J

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT RELATED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING AROUND THE LOCAL AREA MAKING LANDINGS AT VARIOUS AIRPORTS FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS. HE RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND MADE A FULL STOP LANDING. HIS 12 YEAR OLD SON REQUESTED THAT HE MAKE ANOTHER TAKEOFF AND LANDING. AFTER TAXI BACK, HE MADE A TAKEOFF AND, AT A LOW ALTITUDE, INITIATED A STEEP CLIMBING TURN TO THE LEFT. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO THE HANGAR ROOF. HE AND HIS SON SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THERE WAS NO FIRE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ATL88LA197.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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