MIA74IM008

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 727 · Opa Locka, FL · June 10, 1973

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 10, 1973
Place
Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
Injuries
79 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7625UBoeing 727
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
189846

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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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4-0030  73/6/10    OPA LOCKA,FLA       BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2110                    N7625U              PX-  0  0 71                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
        REMARKS- VISUAL APCH TO LND AT MIA INTL LNDD AT OPA LOCKA RADIO SET 119.3 MIA TWR FREQ 118.3 MH.

Aircraft

Registration
N7625U
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Airport
Opa Locka

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.