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NYC84LA126

1984-04-01 · HAGERSTOWN, Maryland, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE PLT INITIATED A 5 MI STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH. WHEN THE ACFT WAS WITHIN 2 MI OF THE ARPT, THE PLT REDUCED POWER, APPLIEDCARB HEAT & SLOWED THE ACFT. WHEN IT APPEARED HE WAS GOING TO LAND SHORT, HE ADDED POWER, BUT THE ENG WOULD NOT RESPOND.THE ACFT WAS LANDED 3/4 MI SHORT OF THE RWY. NO PRE-ACCIDENT MECHANICAL PART FAILURE OR MALFUNTION WAS FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_NYC84LA126.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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