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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event MIA83LA127

1983-04-21 ZELLWOOD, Florida, United States Airport · X61 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FOLLOWING A TOUCH- AND-GO LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE STUDENT MADE THE LANDING AND PREPARED THE ACFT FOR TAKEOFF. POWER WAS APPLIED AND AT 45 KTS THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE ACFT WAS PRODUCING FULL POWER. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ENG RAN OK AND DELIVERED 2350 RPM AFTER THE DAMAGED PROP WAS REPLACED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MIA83LA127.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.