- Date
- May 19, 1976
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N77CCCurtiss C-46F
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760519041089A
- Case key
- 153596
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3496 76/5/19 MIAMI,FL CURTISS C-46F CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1055 N77CC PX- 0 0 0 OTHER 32, 5900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL ABACO,BAHAMAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN WHEELS-UP TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- ELEV P/N 20-530-3044-1 FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77CC
- Reported as
- Curtiss C-46F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miami Intl
N77CCRegistration cancelled Feb 26, 2013 · Curtiss Wright C-46FAirframe modelCurtiss Wright C-46FEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.