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MIA85LA226

1985-08-04 · MELBOURNE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MLB

Current FAA registration · N4744C

Make / Model
CESSNA 210N
Year of manufacture
1979 · 6 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790924
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5D2DD

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACT SWERVED LEFT AFTER LANDING AND CRASHED AT DRAINAGE DITC H APPX 50 FT NORTH OF RWY. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO EFFECT A TIMELY RECOVERY FROM THE LEFT SWERVE AND THAT 'A MORE CONSISTENT TRAINING EFFORT COULD SHARPEN MY REACTIONS TO THIS SORT OF UNEXPECTED EVENT.' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA85LA226.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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