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MIA87LA199

1987-05-31 · PLYMOUTH, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport X04

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT MISREAD THE ALTIMETER BY 1000 FT WHEN THE FLT ENTERED THE INITIAL POINT OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. HE THEN BEGAN CIRCLING TO DISSIPATE ALT & REALIZED THAT THE ACFT WAS LOW. HE THEN PROCEEDED DOWNWIND, TURNED BASE THEN FINAL & LANDED HARD BUCKLING THE WINGS & FUSELAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA87LA199.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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