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FAA accident report · Doug DC-9-32 · Miami, FL · May 11, 1996

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Date
May 11, 1996 · 14:13 local
Place
Miami, FL
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
VJ6A
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N904VJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA96MA054
Reported as
Doug DC932
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9A
People aboard
110
Fatal injuries
110
Pilot’s flight hours
8,928 total2,116 in this make and model188 in the last 90 days
N904VJRegistration cancelled Mar 17, 1997 · Douglas DC-9-32S/N 47377Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-32

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.

Aircraft crashed in everglades on return to airport, delcared emergency, smoke in aircraft. (.4)the airplane crashed into the everglades about 10 minutes after takeoff from Miami international airport. Safety issues discussed in the board's report include minimization of the hazards posed by fires in class d cargo compartments; equipment, training, and procedures for addressing in-flight smoke and fire aboard air carrier airplanes; guidance for handling of chemical oxygen generators and other hazardous aircraft components; sabretech's and valujet's procedures for handling company materials and hazardous materials; valujet's oversight of its contract heavy maintenance facilities; faa's oversight of valujet and valujet's contract maintenance facilities; faa's and the research and special programs administration's (rspa) hazardous materials program and undeclared hazardous materials in the U.S. Mail; and valujet's procedures for boarding and accountig for lap children. Safety recommendations concerning these issues were made to the FAA, rspa, the U.S. Postal service, and the air transport association. (See NTSB report AAR-97/06)

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN EVERGLADES ON RETURN TO AIRPORT, DELCARED EMERGENCY, SMOKE IN AIRCRAFT. (.4)THE AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO THE EVERGLADES ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. SAFETY ISSUES DISCUSSED IN THE BOARD'S REPORT INCLUDE MINIMIZATION OF THE HAZARDS POSED BY FIRES IN CLASS D CARGO COMPARTMENTS; EQUIPMENT, TRAINING, AND PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING IN-FLIGHT SMOKE AND FIRE ABOARD AIR CARRIER AIRPLANES; GUIDANCE FOR HANDLING OF CHEMICAL OXYGEN GENERATORS AND OTHER HAZARDOUS AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS; SABRETECH'S AND VALUJET'S PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING COMPANY MATERIALS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; VALUJET'S OVERSIGHT OF ITS CONTRACT HEAVY MAINTENANCE FACILITIES; FAA'S OVERSIGHT OF VALUJET AND VALUJET'S CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FACILITIES; FAA'S AND THE RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION'S (RSPA) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAM AND UNDECLARED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN THE U.S. MAIL; AND VALUJET'S PROCEDURES FOR BOARDING AND ACCOUNTIG FOR LAP CHILDREN. SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THESE ISSUES WERE MADE TO THE FAA, RSPA, THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, AND THE AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION. (SEE NTSB REPORT AAR-97/06)

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DCA96MA054Accident · 110 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportMiami, FLwhich resulted from a fire in the airplane's class D cargo compartment that was initiated by the actuation of one or more oxygen generators being improperly carried as cargo, were (1) the failure of SabreTech to properly prepare, package, and identify…May 11, 1996 · Destroyed