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MIA85FA233

1985-08-12 · KISSIMMEE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

PLT WAS PERFORMING A SIDESLIP DURING THE FINAL APPROACH AND FAILED TO SEE THE AIRCRAFT AHEAD IN TIME TO AVERT THE COLLISION. THE SUN WAS LOW ON THE HORIZON AND WITHIN 10 DEGREES OF THE ACFT HEADING. ACFT LANDED SAFELY ON RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA85FA233.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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