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MIA86LA070

1986-02-02 · BROOKSVILLE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport X05

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED SINKING AIR & WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE ARPT. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING EAST OF THE ARPT & THAT A SEABREEZE WIND FROM THE WEST EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE EFFECTIVE GLIDE RATIO OF A GLIDER IS REDUCED WHEN FLYING INTO A HEADWIND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MIA86LA070.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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