MIA69I0057

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-8 · Tampa, FL · March 24, 1969

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 24, 1969
Place
Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N813EDouglas DC-8
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185870

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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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4-0041  69/3/24    TAMPA,FLA           DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  5  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0520                    N813E               PX-  0  0  0                            59, 25417 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            7205 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMPA INTL
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MIAMI,FLA                   MIAMI,FLA                    TAMPA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- L GR STRUCK APCH LTS DURING SIMULATED CAT II ILS APCH. MADE SUCCESSFUL GO-AROUND,LND HOME BASE.

Aircraft

Registration
N813E
Reported as
Douglas DC-8
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Tampa 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.

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