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MIA87LA151

1987-04-30 · TITUSVILLE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport TIX

N54552 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AIRBUS S A S A321-271NX, built 2025), which was not involved in this event.

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Factual narrative

FLT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. WHILE ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING AT AN AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN ROLLED UP ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA87LA151.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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