# NTSB MIA72AM022: Convair 440, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, August 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1971
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0001  71/8/30    FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA   CONVAIR 440         CR-  0  0  3  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0746                    TI-1086C            PX-  0  0  2                            63, 14000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            645 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.LAUDERDALE
        OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLTS FIRST T/O IN TYPE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: TI-1086C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 440
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft.Lauderdale

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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