MIA72IM108

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-10 · Miami, FL · April 9, 1972

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 9, 1972
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
28 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N63NADouglas DC-10
Status
Completed · report March 10, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165955

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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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4-0026   72/4/9    MIAMI,FLA           DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 12  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2257                    N63NA               PX-  0  0 16                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        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
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - THRUST REVERSER: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- NR 1 ENG THRUST REVERSER COMPONENTS SEPARATED,FELL ON RWY.L FAN MAIN DRIVE CABLE IMPROPERLY ROUTED

Aircraft

Registration
N63NA
Reported as
Douglas DC-10
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Miami Intl