MIA67A0044

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas C-54B · Miami, FL · October 3, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 3, 1966
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N88938Douglas C-54B
Status
Completed · report May 5, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121427

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0059   66/10/3   MIAMI FLA           DOUGLAS C-54B       CR-  0  0  2  FERRY                     AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1811                    N88938              PX-  0  0  0                            29, 3354 TOTAL HOURS, 607
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - SOUTHERN AIR TRANSPORT,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- CO-PLT INTENDED TO RAISE FLAPS. LNDG GR SFTY SWITCH INOPERATIVE DUE WIND-GST THAT RAISED RT WING.

Aircraft

Registration
N88938
Reported as
Douglas C-54B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Miami Intl