# NTSB MIA69I0057: Douglas DC-8, N813E, Tampa, FL, March 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1969
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69I0057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69I0057

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N813E-1977-11-28), registration cancelled 1977-11-28, S/N 45688 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-51) (registry code 3021920) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Tampa Intl

## Other investigations on N813E (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX70I0022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70I0022), Oct 16, 1969: Douglas DC-8 (N813E), Los Angeles, CA, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB LAX68A0032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0032), Sep 16, 1967: Douglas DC-8A (N813E), Banning, CA, no damage

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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