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MIA87LA123

1987-04-01 · JACKSON, Mississippi, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HKS

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HE FAILED TO REMOVE THE CONTROL COLUMN GUST LOCK PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION, THE ACFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE, DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED, & LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY PERFORMING A THOROUGH PREFLT & ALSO BY USING A CHECKLIST. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA87LA123.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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