# Incident 19810206006459I: Airbus A300B42C, Miami, FL, February 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B42C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810206006459I

## Narrative

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

MECHANIC WAS FATALLY INJURED BY NOSE GEAR DOORS CLOSING ON HIM. HE HAD FAILED TO ACTIVATE GEAR DOOR CONTROL VALVE

## 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 MIA81FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA043), Feb 6, 1981: Airbus A300 (N206EA), Miami, FL, no damage

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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