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MIA88LA124

1988-03-09 · OPA LOCKA, Florida, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER DURING AERIAL TAXI. THE HELICOPTER MADE GROUND CONTACT AND ENTERED INTO GROUND RESONANCE. WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER HE FOUND THE STUDENT FROZEN ON THE CONTROLS PREVENTING HIM FROM REGAINING CONTROL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MIA88LA124.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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