NTSB MIA88LA205 — 1988-06-24 · TAMPA, Florida, United States

Current FAA registration · N9658X

Make / Model: CESSNA 182R
Year of manufacture: 1986 · 2 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19860617
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AD723F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9658X Cessna 182R None

Factual narrative

THE PLT RPRTD THAT DRG THE TAKEOFF ROLL, HE 'ROTATED AIRCRAFT AT 65 KTS' BUT IT WOULD NOT BECOME AIRBORNE. HE THEN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY. AFTER DEPARTING THE RWY, THE ACFT HIT A DITCH & NOSED OVER. AN EXAM OF THE FLT CONTROLS & ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS FOUND AT A 9 DEG NOSE DOWN TRIM POSITION. NORMAL ELEVATOR TRIM FOR TAKEOFF CORRESPONDS TO A 3 DEG NOSE DOWN POSITION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MIA88LA205.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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