# NTSB MIA78IA032: Boeing 727-25, N8126N, Miami, FL, January 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1978
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 76 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78IA032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78IA032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0003  78/1/18    MIAMI,FL            BOEING 727-25       CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1108                    N8126N              PX-  0  0 70                            52, 11182 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            4547 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WEST PALM BEACH,FL          ST.LOUIS,MO                  ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- PREEXISTING STRESS CORROSION AT TORSION BEARING SHAFT JOURNAL NEXT TO NOSE L/G LOCK CRANK ASSBY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8126N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727-25
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Miami Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19780118003479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780118003479I), Jan 18, 1978: Boeing 72725, Miami, FL, Minor damage. Nose landing gear could not be extended. Nose gear release torsion shaft broken.

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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