Event MIA87IA195

1987-06-30 HILLIARD, Florida, United States Airport · 01J None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N31MS

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC

Year of manufacture

2018

TCDS

A21CE · AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT CORP

Engine

LYCOMING O-360-C1G (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

3 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20180717

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A3459C

Registrant of record

WAGON LEASING LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N31MS Douglas DC3A None

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE FAA THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER HE ROTATED FOR TAKEOFF THE ACFT LOST POWER IN THE LEFT ENG. HE THEN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, SET THE ACFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY & IT SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE INTO SOME BUSHES. THE PLTS DID NOT SUBMIT AN OPERATOR ACDT REPORT FORM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA87IA195.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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