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MIA85LA134

1985-03-27 · TAMPA, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF FROM RWY 17, THE RIGHT ENG LOST POWER AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 50 TO 60 FT. HE ATTEMPTED TOTURN BACK & LAND, BUT TOUCHED DOWN 90 DEG TO RWY 03 & SLID APRX 100 YARDS, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR & SEPARATING THE RIGHT WING FROM THE FUSELAGE. A CHECK OF THE RIGHT ENG WAS MADE, BUT NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS T0 THE NATURE OF THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ENG AS DESCRIBED BY THE PLT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA85LA134.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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