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MIA85LA205

1985-06-30 · APALACHICOLA, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport F47

N28SE has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCBC, built 2005), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AN ATP PLT (PIC) SAID HE WAS CHECKING OUT ANOTHER (COMMERCIAL) PLT IN THE ACFT. AS THE COMMERCIAL PLT WAS MAKING A TAKEOFF FROM A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING, THE ACFT LOST ALTITUDE & COLLIDED WITH WATER. THE COMMERCIAL PLT STATED THAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR THE FLAP CONTROL WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. REPORTEDLY, THE PIC WAS LOOKING FOR SOME CHARTS INSIDE HIS FLT BAG & DID NOT REALIZE THE ACFT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE PIC REPORTED THAT THE VISIBILITY WAS 3 MI WITH HAZE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA85LA205.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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