- Date
- January 15, 1977
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 33 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N73KWDouglas DC3A
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770115003699A
- Case key
- 156995
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0112 77/1/15 MIAMI,FL DOUGLAS DC3A CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1411 N73KW PX- 0 0 30 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 50, 9250 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 2100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INT.AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MIAMI,FL KEY WEST,FL MARATHON,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 900 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 69 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- PILOT STOPPED CLIMBING AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE REMAINING WET RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73KW
- Reported as
- Douglas DC3A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Miami Int.Airport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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