33.7490° N, 84.3880° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 20, 1983 · 03:30 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Hartsfield International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
BOSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3BA
Reported as
Doug DC3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Gust of wind lifted aircraft over chock. Pushed aircraft off ramp into a ravine.
As the FAA filed it
GUST OF WIND LIFTED AIRCRAFT OVER CHOCK. PUSHED AIRCRAFT OFF RAMP INTO A RAVINE.