MIA74IM036

NTSB incident investigation · Dehavilland DH114 · Miami, FL · October 19, 1973

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 19, 1973
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N510FWDehavilland DH114
Status
Completed · report November 2, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
187737

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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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5-0023  73/10/19   MIAMI,FLA           DEHAVILLAND DH114   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0915                    N510FW              PX-  0  0  0  SCHED CARGO SRV           23, 2262 TOTAL HOURS, 824
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FLA                   MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- COPILOT TAXI TO LOADING AREA.NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.BRAKE CABLE,P/N 4CF1911ND,SEPARATED AT SWAGE FIT.

Aircraft

Registration
N510FW
Reported as
Dehavilland DH114
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Miami Intl