MIA69I0052

NTSB incident investigation · Convair 880 · Miami, FL · March 7, 1969

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 7, 1969
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
15 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8802EConvair 880
Status
Completed · report March 24, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185859

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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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4-0037   69/3/7    MIAMI,FLA           CONVAIR 880         CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0936                    N8802E              PX-  0  0  9                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MIAMI,FLA                   CHICAGO,ILL                  WEST PALM BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- EXPLOSION IN NR 1 ENG. CAUSED SMALL HOLE IN FUSELAGE,DENTS IN WG. PLT SHUT DOWN ENG,LANDED SAFELY.

Aircraft

Registration
N8802E
Reported as
Convair 880
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage