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MIA89LA057

1988-12-23 · KISSIMMEE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS REPOSITIONING THE ACFT FOR FUEL, AND DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION ATTEMPT THE ENGINE HYDRO-MECHANICAL CLUTCH FAILED. IT DID NOT RE-ENGAGE UPON THE APPLICATION OF POWER AND THE ACFT WAS LANDED HARD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MIA89LA057.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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