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MIA86LA210

1986-07-16 · PLYMOUTH, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport X04

N417B has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (SKYSTAR ACFT CO KITFOX MODEL 5, built 1999), which was not involved in this event.

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Factual narrative

THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT WHEN IT ROTATED EARLY DUE TO THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB BEING SET AT FOUR NOTCHES NOSE UP. THE ACFT THEN STALLED & LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. THE PLT FAILED TO USE A CHECKLIST. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MIA86LA210.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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