NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA87LA008
Registry · N7395E
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 210
Year of manufacture
1959 · 27 years old at event
TCDS
3A21 · TEXTRON AVIATION INC
Engine
CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19600121
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9EF86
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
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Factual narrative
THE PLT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR AND THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF A TOWER HAD TOLD HIM TO LOWER THE GEAR. THERE IS NO TOWER AT THE ARPT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PLT PRODUCED A CAA COMMERCIAL PLT CERTIFICATE WHICH WAS ISSUED IN 1943 AND HAD EXPIRED IN 1945. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1986_MIA87LA008.txt.
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- NASA NTRS 2020 · Technical Memorandum (TM)
Evaluation Issues for a Flight Deck Interface; CAST SE-210 Output 2: Report 4 of 6
This report is part of a series of reports that addresses flight deck design and evaluation, written as a response to loss of control accidents.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 · Conference paper
Utilizing Drones to Streamline Wildlife Hazard Management Efforts by Airport Operators
Airports operating under the Code of Federal Regulations Part 139 should conduct a wildlife hazard assessment (WHA) when some wildlife-strike events have occurred at or near the airport.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Contractor Report (CR)
Flight test investigation of certification issues pertaining to general-aviation-type aircraft with natural laminar flow
Development of Natural Laminar Flow (NLF) technology for application to general aviation-type aircraft has raised some question as to the adequacy of FAR Part 23 for certification of aircraft with sig…
- arXiv 2012 · arXiv preprint
A mathematical model of sap exudation in maple trees governed by ice melting, gas dissolution and osmosis
We develop a mathematical model for sap exudation in a maple tree that is based on a purely physical mechanism for internal pressure generation in trees in the leafless state.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2001 · Journal article (JAAER)
A Comparison of the Learning Styles of Aviation and Non-Aviation College Students
In contrast to established educational fields such as mathematics, the discipline of aviation education is relatively young.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 1992 · Journal article (JAAER)
A Turning Point in Aviation Training: The AQP Mandates Crew Resource Management and Line Operational Simulations
Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Line Oriented Flight Training (LOFT) have not been mandatory elements of air carrier flight crew training.
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