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MIA83IA210

1983-08-21 · NORFOLK, Virginia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

N69NA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (RANS S-6ES), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACFT EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATIONS IN FLIGHT & MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE. IT WAS DETERMINED IN A SUBSEQUENT TEARDOWN THAT THE SECOND STAGE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE BLADE HAD FAILED IN FLIGHT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MIA83IA210.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.