# NTSB MIA65I0074: Boeing B-727, N8116N, Miami, FL, January 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1965
- 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 29 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65I0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65I0074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0002  65/1/12    MIAMI FLA           BOEING B-727        CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 0717                    N8116N              PX-  0  0 24
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8116N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Miami Int

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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