- Date
- November 20, 1969
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8602Douglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 148173
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0050 69/11/20 MIAMI,FLA DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 5 OTHER AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1845 N8602 PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, 14750 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 155 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FLA MIAMI,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE REMARKS- PROFICIENCY FLT CKS FOR FAA PERSONNEL. PARKED ACFT,EAL DC-8 N8757,SUBSTL DAMAGE. ON UNLTD TAXIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8602
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miami Intl
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