# NTSB MIA67A0044: Douglas C-54B, N88938, Miami, FL, October 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1966
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67A0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0044

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS C-54B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- 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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