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Event MIA87LA027
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THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE. WHILE RETURNING FOR LANDING HIS VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED DUE TO THE SMOKE AND GROUND FOG. ON LANDING ROLL THE THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WENT THROUGH A COW FENCE AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A TREE. A POST CRASH FIRE ERRUPTED IN THE LEFT WING AREA WHERE A FENCE POST PUNCTURED THE WING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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