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MIA83LA119

1983-04-12 · TALLAHASSEE, Florida, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport TLH

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS ON ITS FIRST TEST FLT SINCE BEING BUILT. AFTER ABOUT 40 MIN OF FLT, THE ACFT RETURNED TO LAND. ON FINAL THE PLT ADDED POWER TO CHECK THE SINK RATE BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY TEARING THE GEAR OFF. THE PLT ATTRIBUTES THE ENG FAILURE TO CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT. THE MIXTURE IS NOT CONTROLLED FROM THE COCKPIT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MIA83LA119.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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