# NTSB DCA74AZ013: Lockheed 1049H, N6917C, Miami, FL, December 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1973
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1974
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA74AZ013
- Board report AAR7411 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7411.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74AZ013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3313  73/12/15   MIAMI,FLA           LOCKHEED 1049H      CR-  3  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2353                    N6917C              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-I               48, 11550 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1088 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FLA                   CARACAS,VENEZUELA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARGO SHIFTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OVERROTATED AT LIFT-OFF,FLOWN IN AREA OF REVERSE COMMAND,NEAR THE STALL REGIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6917C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6917C-1974-01-08), registration cancelled 1974-01-08, S/N 1049H-4815 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 1049H
- Registry model: [Lockheed 1049H](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049h) (registry code 5262122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Miami Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731215043079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731215043079A), Dec 15, 1973: Lkheed 1049C55, Miami, FL, Destroyed, 6 fatal. Overrotated at lift-off,flown in area of reverse command,near the stall regime.

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.

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