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MIA85LA051

1984-12-03 · ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PIE

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PLT RECEIVED SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE TO ENTER TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING AND WAS ADVISED TO DESCEND TO 1600 FT AND CONTACT TOWER FOR LANDING. PLT INITIATED DESCENT, LOWERING GEAR TO INCREASE DESCENT RATE AND RECEIVED LANDING CLEARANCE WHILE MANUVERING TO REMAIN CLEAR OF FOG PATCHES. PLT THEN NOTED ALTIMETER READING OF 200-300 FT, APPLIED POWER BUT FAILED TO ARREST THE DESCENT. ACFT COLLIDED WITH WATER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_MIA85LA051.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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