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MIA85LA136

1985-03-29 · MELBOURNE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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THE ACFT WAS DEPARTING ON RWY 27L, WHEN APRX 1200 FT DOWN THE RWY, ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, IT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY & CROSSED TWO TAXIWAYS. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 350 FT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY 27L. A POST CRASH EXAM OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED THAT IT COLLAPSED DUE TO OVERLOAD CONDITIONS. NO PRE-ACCIDENT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA85LA136.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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