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MIA82DA094

1982-04-11 · JACKSONVILLE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CRG

N4881P has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (PYKA INC PELICAN), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

IMMEDIATELY AFTER RAISING THE GEAR HANDLE DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT HE THOUGHT WAS AN EXPLOSION. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND LANDED ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY WITHOUT EXTENDING THE GEAR. THE LOUD NOISE OCCURRED WHEN THE CABIN DOOR POPPED OPEN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MIA82DA094.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.