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MIA86FA044

1985-12-14 · PENSACOLA, Florida, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PNS

N6636B has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (KRAUSE-EVERETT PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, built 1978), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON INITIAL CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN TO CRASH BACK ON THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT STABILATOR ATTACH/HINGE BOLT WAS NOT INSTALLED, AND THE LEFT STABILATOR ATTACH/HINGE BOLT WAS FOUND PARTIALLY INSTALLED AND WAS MISSING THE SECURRING NUT. THE LEFT LEADING EDGE OF THE STABILATOR WAS FOUND CRUSHED AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WITH NO SOOT FROM THE POST IMPACT FIRE PRESENT BETWEEN THE MATING SURFACES.THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN INSPECTED 7 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A 100 HOUR INSPECTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA86FA044.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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