- Date
- December 15, 1972
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 156 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N602USBoeing 747
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 81272
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0037 72/12/15 MIAMI,FLA BOEING 747 CR- 0 0 11 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1714 N602US PX- 0 0149 57, 23774 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 825 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FLA CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: BIRD INGESTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE POWERPLANT - THRUST REVERSER: ACTUATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- NR 4 SHUT DWN,NR 3 BIRD INGEST.INEFFECTIVE BRAKING,NEW WET RWY.NR 3 REVERSE LOCKED.RAN OFF RWY END
Aircraft
- Registration
- N602US
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miami Intl