# NTSB MIA69A0017: Douglas DC-7C, N356AL, Miami, FL, September 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69A0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0061  68/9/28    MIAMI,FLA           DOUGLAS DC-7C       CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1804                    N356AL              PX-  0  0  0                            44, 15674 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1604 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           SYSTEMS - AUTO PILOT: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO ROTATE.CONTROLS LOCKED BY ENGAGED AUTO-PILOT.OVERRAN RNWY.NOSE GR BROKE DUE TO SIDE LOAD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N356AL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N356AL-2010-12-22), registration cancelled 2010-12-22, S/N 45228, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-7C
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-7C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7c) (registry code 3021806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright TC18EA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-tc18ea-series) (registry code 67038, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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