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MIA91LA139

1991-05-09 · GULF OF MEXICO · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE WATER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

Factual narrative

THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED ON A POSITIONING FLIGHT AND NEVER ARRIVED AT ITS DESTINATION. A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GULF OF MEXICO ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER. THE PILOT WAS NOT LOCATED. NO RECORDS OF THE PILOT OR THE AIRPLANE WERE LOCATED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_MIA91LA139.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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