# NTSB MIA71IM051: Boeing 747, N735PA, Miami, FL, December 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1970
- 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 60 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71IM051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71IM051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0069   70/12/1   MIAMI,FLA           BOEING 747          CR-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N735PA              PX-  0  0 60
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NONE                        NONE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        REMARKS- PAX EVAC DEMONSTRATION. GAS GENERATOR FOR EVAC SLIDE 4L MALFUNCTIONED.GEN BURST DISC MISALIGNED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N735PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Miami Intl

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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