# NTSB DCA76AZ005: Canadair CL-44, Miami, FL, September 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1975
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal, 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA76AZ005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA76AZ005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0001  75/9/27    MIAMI,FL            CANADAIR CL-44      CR-  4  2  0  SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0600                    LV-JSY              PX-  2  2  0                            49, 11601 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2352 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MIAMI,FL                    BUENOS ARIES,ARGENT          ASUNCION,PARAGUAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           COPILOT - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL GUST LOCK SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HYD ACTUATOR REMOVED.OPERATOR USED MANUAL EXTERNAL LOCK,NOT CERTIFICATED BY MFG.OPERATOR-AER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: LV-JSY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CANADAIR CL-44
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Miami Intl

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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