# NTSB MIA78FA052: Lockheed L188C, N859U, Fort Myers, FL, March 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1978
- Place: Fort Myers, FL · FORT MYERS, FL
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0007  78/3/11  NR.FORT MYERS,FL      LOCKHEED L188C      CR-  0  0  3  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1325                    N859U               PX-  0  0  5                            55, 19552 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            7000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - TRANS-INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MIAMI,FL                    ONTARIO,CA                   OCALA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURST
        REMARKS- EXCESSIVE BRAKE HEAT CONDUCTED TO WHEEL & TIRE. RETRACTED TIRE EXPLODED DESTROYING NACELLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N859U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N859U-1980-05-15), registration cancelled 1980-05-15, S/N 2016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L188C
- Registry model: [Lockheed 188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188c) (registry code 5262604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N859U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA80AA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA80AA007), Nov 18, 1979: Lockheed 188C (N859U), Salt Lake City, UT, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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