NTSB MIA87LA007 — 1986-10-15 · KEY WEST, Florida, United States

Current FAA registration · N99Y

Make / Model: WACO YMF
Year of manufacture: 1986 · 0 years old at event
Engine: JACOBS R755B SERIES (275 hp)
Seats / Engines: 3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19860729
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S ADD270

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N99Y Waco YMF None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLL. THE PROFESSIONAL PLT STATED THAT HE WAS CERTAIN THE BRAKES WERE OFF PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AND THAT HE WAS SURE HE WAS NOT 'RIDING' THE BRAKED ON LANDING. THE PLT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE PARKING BRAKE MAY HAVE COME ON DURING FLT. THE BRAKES APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE REASON FOR THE NOSE OVER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MIA87LA007.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

Search this event elsewhere

External sources are reported, not agency: signal that something happened, not fact about what happened.