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MIA86LA043

1985-12-15 · HOMESTEAD, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N2969P

Make / Model
CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA-4-200
Year of manufacture
1979 · 6 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790110
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A30F65

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE ON A FLIGHT FROM MARCO ISLAND FL, TO OCEAN REEF FL, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND ELECTED TO LAND AT HOMESTEAD GENERAL ARPT. UPON LANDING HE FOUND THE LEFT MUFFLER HAD SEPERATED FROM THE ACFT, STRUCK THE PROPELLER AND WAS DRIVEN THROUGH THE TOP OF THE FUSELAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA86LA043.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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