Event MIA89LA042

1988-11-27 FORT PIERCE, Florida, United States Airport · FPR None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N45MA

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB

Engine

LYCOMING AEIO-360-H1B (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

1 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20080825

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A570D7

Registrant of record

R V AVIATION LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N45MA Piper PA-60-601P None

Factual narrative

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS STATED THAT WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL THEY NOTICED THAT THE GEAR ON THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EXTENDED. THEY ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE PILOT BUT HE NEVER RESPONDED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE ANY PREACCIDENT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE LANDING GEAR OPERATING SYSTEM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MIA89LA042.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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