# NTSB MIA73AM096: Boeing 707, N473PA, Miami, FL, April 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1973
- 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0010   73/4/9    MIAMI,FLA           BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  3  SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0302                    N473PA              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, 11775 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2975 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FLA                   CARACAS,VENEZUELA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR OUTER CYL FAILED DURING RWY LINE UP DUE UNDETECTED PRE-EXISTING STRESS CORROSION CRACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N473PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial 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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