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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event MIA88IA231

1988-07-24 MIAMI, Florida, United States Airport · MIA None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N69AF

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

IAI LTD GULFSTREAM G280

Year of manufacture

2023

TCDS

A61NM · GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE LP (GALP)

Engine

HONEYWELL AS907-2-1G

Seats / Engines

21 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20231114

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A92863

Registrant of record

TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

FLT EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN THE COMBUSTION OUTER CASE RUPTURED. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THE RUPTURED CASE HAD A 1/2 INCH CRACK IN IT WHEN IT WENT THROUGH OVERHAUL 16 CYCLES BEFORE THE FAILURE. IT WAS FURTHER DETERMINED THAT THE NICKLE AND CADMIUM PLATING PLACED ON THE CASE AT OVERHAUL WAS NOT PROPER THICKNESS RESULTING IN CADMIUM EMBRITTLEMENT OF THE CASE BASE MATERIAL AND THEN THE CASE RUPTURE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MIA88IA231.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.