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MIA84LA244

1984-09-01 · KEY LARGO, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport X43

N1143Z has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO LC41-550FG, built 2008), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACFT WAS LANDED DOWNWIND AND TOUCHED DOWN APRX HALF WAY DOWN THE RWY. THE PLT IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID AN OVERRUN INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED THE ACFT RESULTING IN A LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_MIA84LA244.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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