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ATL92LA124

1992-06-14 · FT. GAINES, Georgia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 79GA

N7357 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-8X, built 2022), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKE OFF THE AIRPLANE SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION. THE PILOT COULD NOT RECALL THE EMPTY WEIGHT NOR THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NORMALLY TAKE OFF WITH THE LOAD THAT WAS IN THE AIRPLANE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_ATL92LA124.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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