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MIA89LA226

1989-08-20 · COLUMBUS, Mississippi, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport UBS

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT DURING LANDING.

Factual narrative

WHILE ON FINAL APCH, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RWY, TRAVELLED ONTO IT, THEN WAS DESTROYED BY POSTCRASH FIRE. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ENG OPERATED NORMALLY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MIA89LA226.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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