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MIA92LA027

1991-11-14 · ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SPG

Current FAA registration · N2015W

Make / Model
BEECH S35
Year of manufacture
1965 · 26 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19651011
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A198D6

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PASSENGER'S LOSS OF BALANCE RESULTING FROM A PREVIOUS IMPAIRMENT.

Factual narrative

AN ELDERLY PASSENGER WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED A STROKE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOARD THE LOW-WING AIRPLANE. HE FELL FROM THE WALKWAY ON THE WING TO THE ASPHALT RAMP STRIKING HIS HEAD. HE DIED IN A HOSPITAL 3 DAYS LATER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_MIA92LA027.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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