25.7743° N, 80.1937° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 22, 1978 · 02:30 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N108RD
Reported as
Doug DC8/
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After landing, crew noted nav light inop & small tear in wingtip had struck an improperly parked DC6 previously.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER LANDING, CREW NOTED NAV LIGHT INOP & SMALL TEAR IN WINGTIP HAD STRUCK AN IMPROPERLY PARKED DC6 PREVIOUSLY.