# NTSB MIA73IM099: Douglas DC-10, N63NA, Miami, FL, May 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73IM099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73IM099

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0009   73/5/8    MIAMI,FLA           DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0  3  FERRY                     AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0020                    N63NA               PX-  0  0  0                            56, 24833 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1109 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - THRUST REVERSER: REVERSER DOORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           POWERPLANT - THRUST REVERSER: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- LOCKING BOLTS MISSING,R TRANSLATING FAIRING ON NR2 ENG FAN REVERSER SEPARATED IN FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N63NA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage

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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