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MIA89LA018

1988-10-28 · ARCADIA, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport X06

Current FAA registration · N75068

Make / Model
SCHWEIZER 269C
Year of manufacture
1988 · 0 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING HIO-360 SER (205 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19880727
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA1D54

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER MAKING AN APCH TO 'THE NUMBERS' ON RWY 5, THE PLT DECELERATED THE HELICOPTER & BEGAN TO AIR TAXI TO THE REFUELING AREA. SUBSQUENTLY, WHILE DECELERATING AND/OR WHILE TAXIING, THE TAIL ROTOR COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MIA89LA018.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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