# NTSB MIA72IM003: Dehavilland DHC-6, N950JM, Miami, FL, July 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1971
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 17 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72IM003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72IM003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor 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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