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MIA89LA112

1989-03-21 · MARATHON, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MTH

Current FAA registration · N39752

Make / Model
WACO UPF-7
Year of manufacture
1942 · 47 years old at event
Engine
JACOBS R-755A2M (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20230801
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A49FEC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED IT TO GROUND LOOP. CROSSWIND WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

Factual narrative

WHILE LANDING ON RWY 7, THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT & THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. ABOUT 40 MI WSW AT KEY WEST, FL, THE WIND WAS FROM 140 DEG AT 13 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MIA89LA112.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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