MIA76IM074

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-10 · Miami, FL · March 28, 1976

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 28, 1976
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
252 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N82NADouglas DC-10
Status
Completed · report July 26, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154197

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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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4-0011  76/3/28    MIAMI,FL            DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 13  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0928                    N82NA               PX-  0  0239                            54, 22045 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1888 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    LOS ANGELES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: FAN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF NR 5 BLADE STAGE 1 FAN DUE TO PRE-EXISTING FABRICATION CRACK.

Aircraft

Registration
N82NA
Reported as
Douglas DC-10
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Airport
Miami Intl