# NTSB MIA63A0109: Douglas DC-8, N802E, Tampa, FL, January 14, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1963
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 53 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA63A0109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA63A0109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0023  63/1/14    TAMPA,FLA           DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1534                    N802E               PX-  0  0 46                            42, 17310 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            326 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMPA INTL
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LEFT LNDG GEAR STRUT CYLINDER FAILED. CYLINDER HAD BEEN OVERHAULED 11 HRS PREVIOUSLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N802E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802E-1967-04-25), registration cancelled 1967-04-25, S/N 45409 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-51) (registry code 3021920) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tampa Intl

## Other investigations on N802E (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 DCA67A0007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA67A0007), Mar 30, 1967: Douglas DC-8 (N802E), Kenner, LA, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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