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MIA84FA081

1984-02-16 · CEDAR KEY, Florida, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE HELICOPTER TURNED AND DESCENDED FROM AN OUT OF GROUND EFFECT HOVER. THE RPMS DROPPED AND THE ACFT HIT THE GROUND HARD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_MIA84FA081.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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