MIA72IM003

NTSB incident investigation · Dehavilland DHC-6 · Miami, FL · July 9, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 9, 1971
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
17 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N950JMDehavilland DHC-6
Status
Completed · report August 1, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163602

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0049   71/7/9    MIAMI,FLA           DEHAVILLAND DHC-6   CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1410                    N950JM              PX-  0  0 15  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      47, 18530 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I        680 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FLA                   BIMINI,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- NR 1 ENG FAILED INTERNALLY. CAUGHT FIRE.

Aircraft

Registration
N950JM
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-6
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Miami Intl