Event MIA86LA158

1986-05-14 WINTER HAVEN, Florida, United States Airport · GIF None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N6155B

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 182A

Year of manufacture

1957 · 29 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19570305

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A8045A

Registrant of record

PELZER MICHAEL J

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6155B Cessna 182A None

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT AS HE WAS TAXIING THE ACFT FROM LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR BECAME STUCK IN SOFT DIRT. THE PROPELLER THEN STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MIA86LA158.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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