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MIA88IA079

1987-12-29 · KEY WEST, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

WHILE WATER TAXIING NW FROM THE RAMP TO TAKEOFF WITH THE WIND FROM THE NORTH AT 22 KTS, THE RT WING LIFTED RESULTING IN THE LT FLOAT DIGGING INTO THE WATER. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS BY TURNING INTO THE WIND AND APPLYING FULL-UP RIGHT AILERON BUT WAS UNABLE. THE ACFT THEN ROLLED OVER AND CAME TO REST. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA88IA079.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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