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MIA88LA253

1988-08-11 · TUPELO, Mississippi, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PRIVATE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 AFTER COMPLETING A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. DURING LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNWIND GUST OF WIND AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ON THE GROUND. THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MIA88LA253.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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