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MIA85LA127

1985-03-20 · ST. THOMAS · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport STT

N49MA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BELL 206-L4, built 1992), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT DURING TAKEOFF WITH A SLIGHT TAILWIND COMPONENT & THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED. LATER, THE PLT REALIZED THAT THE TAIL WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA85LA127.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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