MIA67I0030

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-7C · Miami, FL · September 1, 1966

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 1, 1966
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
9 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N382MDouglas DC-7C
Status
Completed · report May 2, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120521

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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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4-0032   66/9/1    MIAMI FLA           DOUGLAS DC-7C       CR-  0  0  9  FERRY                     AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1310                    N382M               PX-  0  0  0                            44, 9031 TOTAL HOURS, 927
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - MODERN AIR TRANSPORT,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- LOOSE PRIMER LINE B NUT ALLOWED FUEL TO CONTACT NO.3 ENGINE.PRIMER SOLENOID VALVE STUCK OPEN.

Aircraft

Registration
N382M
Reported as
Douglas DC-7C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Miami Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.