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MIA83FA123

1983-04-17 · DESTIN, Florida, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 81J

N265T has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CIRRUS DESIGN SR20, built 2006), which was not involved in this event.

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Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWERLINE, CRASHED & BURNED AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON THE FINAL APPROACH. THE ACFT WAS USING FUEL FROM A TANK THAT WAS LESS THAN HALF FULL. THE ACFT HAD MADE A GO-AROUND AND DURING THE PATTERN WAS OBSERVED TO BE OSCILLATING FROM SIDE TO SIDE FROM TURBULENCE OR PLT INPUTS. THE WIND WAS DESCRIBED AS GUSTY AND BUMPY. A PLACARD ON THIS ACFT STATES THAT PROLONGED SLIPS (20 SECONDS OR MORE) MUST BE AVOIDED WITH TANKS LESS THAN HALF FULL. THE ACFT CRASHED ABOUT 1000 FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MIA83FA123.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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