- Date
- May 25, 1978
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8815EConvair 880
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780525035549A
- Case key
- 141599
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2897 78/5/25 MIAMI,FL CONVAIR 880 CR- 0 0 3 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0755 N8815E PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC 56, 40000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 8000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL ST.MAARTEN,NETS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- A/C TRAVELLED 285FT INTO OVERRUN FOL ABORT TKOF.FORWARD C/G EXCEEDED LIMIT BY 12.61 PER CENT MAC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8815E
- Reported as
- Convair 880
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miami Intl
N8815ERegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Convair 22Airframe modelConvair 22Engine modelGE CJ805-3
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Other investigations on N8815E · 1
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