- Date
- May 25, 1971
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 18 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N464USBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162239
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0032 71/5/25 MIAMI,FLA BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1000 N464US PX- 0 0 12 31, 5598 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 1933 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MIAMI,FLA ST.PAUL,MINN TAMPA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL LOAD FEEL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- ELEV FEEL CTL MALFUNCTION DUE IMPROPER OVERHAUL OF UNIT WITH NON-SKYDROL RESISTANT O RING SEALS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N464US
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Miami Intl