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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Atlanta, GA · July 31, 1983

Date
July 31, 1983 · 00:12 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Fulton Co
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6629J
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83LA301
Reported as
Beech C23
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
295 total207 in this make and model30 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.

Pilot lost ground reference during final approach for landing during dark night conditions.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST GROUND REFERENCE DURING FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING DURING DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.