# Accident 19730621032129A: Doug DC7B, Miami, FL, June 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1973
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N296, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296-1973-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-7C (registry code 3021806, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC7B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA74A0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74A0009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730621032129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CTL DUE TURBC OR INFLT FIRE OR BOTH.UN TO ESTAB TIMELY RADIO CONTACT W DEP CTL.PART 91D OPN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA74A0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74A0009), Jun 21, 1973: Douglas DC-7C (N296), Miami, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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