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MIA84IA024

1983-11-05 · NEAR AVON PARK, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AVO

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Factual narrative

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO A FAILURE OFTHE CRANKSHAFT. THE CRANKSHAFT WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINEWHY IT FAILED. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MIA84IA024.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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