Event MIA86LA170

1986-05-30 JACKSONVILLE, Florida, United States Airport · CRG None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1888Q

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 177RG

Year of manufacture

1972 · 14 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D (200 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19721121

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A161E3

Registrant of record

AMERICAN AERIAL PHOTOS LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1888Q Cessna 177RG None

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWED THE GEAR TO BE DOWN & LOCKED. WHEN THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN THE LANDING GEAR COLLASPED AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP.POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SHOWED IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY IN ALL MODES. THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE DURING THE INSPECTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MIA86LA170.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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