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MIA86LA203

1986-07-10 · POMPANO BEACH, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PMP

N31496 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AERONCA 65-TC), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT AS POWER WAS APPLIED TO TAKEOFF. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT THEN TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT AS IT LEFT THE RWY, AFTER WHICH THE LEFT GEAR BECAME STUCK IN SAND. THE ACFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MIA86LA203.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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