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MIA88LA245

1988-08-03 · JACKSONVILLE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CRG

N70061 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (NATIONAL BALLOONING LTD 858, built 2000), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

FLT EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON A DOWNWIND POSITION FOR LANDING. THE RUNWAY COULD NOT BE REACHED AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN TREES. THE FUEL PUMP WAS MOUNTED DIRECTLY TO THE ENGINE BLOCK AND AUTO FUEL WAS BEING USED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED ON THE AIRCRAFT TO FULL POWER WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR FUEL VAPOR LOCK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MIA88LA245.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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