# NTSB MIA72IM108: Douglas DC-10, N63NA, Miami, FL, April 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1972
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 28 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72IM108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72IM108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- 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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