# NTSB MIA68A0107: Douglas C-54B, Miami, FL, June 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1968
- 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0003  68/6/13    MIAMI,FLA           DOUGLAS C-54B       CR-  0  0  3  SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 0510                    HC-ANL              PX-  0  0  0                            39, 9300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI
        OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- GR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON PREVIOUS T/O. RT GR RETRACT LATCH FAILED,ALLOWED ACTUATING ROD TO SEPARATE
```

## Aircraft

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

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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