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MIA86LA153

1986-05-09 · CLEARWATER, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CLW

N9272C has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (NORTH AMERICAN HARVARD MK II A, built 1941), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT AN ARPT AT NIGHT WITHOUT THE USE OF RWY LIGHTS, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY ON THE GRASS. THE ACFT THEN COLLIDED WITH THE VASI LIGHTS, THE LANDING GEAR WAS SEVERED, & THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MIA86LA153.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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