MIA72IM049

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-10 · Miami, FL · November 26, 1971

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 26, 1971
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
1 minor, 157 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N60NADouglas DC-10
Status
Completed · report May 8, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164788

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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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4-0019  71/11/26   MIAMI,FLA           DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 14  COMPANY FLIGHT            CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0902                    N60NA               PX-  0  0144                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FLA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL
        REMARKS- FLT ATTENDANT INADVERTENTLY OPENED DOOR WITH EVAC SLIDE ARMED.WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND JUMPSEAT

Aircraft

Registration
N60NA
Reported as
Douglas DC-10
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Airport
Miami Intl