# NTSB MIA69S0001: Convair 990A, N5609, Miami, FL, February 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1969
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69S0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69S0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0036  69/2/22    MIAMI,FLA           CONVAIR 990A        CR-  0  0  6  FERRY                     CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5609               PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - MODERN AIR TRANSPORT,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              MOBILE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        REMARKS- FLAP TRACK DESIGN LOADS NOT IN UNISON DUE MISALIGNMENT.SPOILER HINGE FAILED DUE IMPROPER RIGGING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5609](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5609-1970-03-16), registration cancelled 1970-03-16, S/N 21 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 990A
- Registry model: [Convair 990A](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-990a) (registry code 2423308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor 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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