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MIA87LA212

1987-07-22 · ORLANDO, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION A WASP LANDED ON THE PASSENGER. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO KILL IT HE INADVERTENTLY CONTACTED THE YOKE, CAUSING THE ACFT TO DESCENT ONTO THE RWY. AFTER THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RWY THE PLT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, & LANDED. THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA87LA212.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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