# Incident 19850315069759I: Doug DC6B, Miami, FL, March 15, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1985, 02:55 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: PAEF
- 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: N55CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55CA-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6B (registry code 3021712, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6B
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,800 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85IA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850315069759I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER ENGINE POWER DROP. DURING DECELERATION PHASE ENGINE SEIZED AND PROPELLER SEPARATED.

## 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 MIA85IA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA120), Mar 15, 1985: Douglas DC-6B (N55CA), Miami, FL, incident, minor 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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