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FTW83LA422

1983-09-05 · FREER, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport T19

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

REPORTEDLY, THE NON-RATED PLT ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF POWER AFTER THE FUEL EXHAUSTED NEAR THE DESTINATION ARPT. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT NIGHT ON UMIMPROVED TERRAIN APRX 1 MI FROM THE ARPT. DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE, THE ACFT BOUNCED, THE RIGHT WING DUG INTO THE GROUND, THEN THE PLANE SWERVED 45 DEG & COLLIDED WITH MESQUITE TREES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW83LA422.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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