- Date
- June 23, 1969
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- HI-168Douglas C-54D
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1971
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79675
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-0002 69/6/23 MIAMI,FLA DOUGLAS C-54D CR- 3 0 0 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1442 HI-168 PX- 1 0 0 42, 13736 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FLA SANTA DOMINGO,DOMINI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-CONFUSED ACTION BY CREW FOLLOWING ENG FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FEATHERED WRONG ENGINE POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NR 2 ENG FAILED,CREW FEATH NR 4.OVR MAX GROSS WT
Aircraft
- Registration
- HI-168
- Reported as
- Douglas C-54D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Miami Intl