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MIA83LA013

1982-10-17 · BROOKSVILLE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport X05

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT ABOUT 700 TO 800 FT AGL WHILE THE PLANE WAS CLIMBING. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN AN ORANGE GROVE AND WAS DESTROYED. AN EXAMINATION AND PARTIAL TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MIA83LA013.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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