- Date
- February 9, 1979
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8910EDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137646
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0016 79/2/9 NR.MIAMI,FL DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 2 2 TRAINING AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1712 N8910E PX- 0 0 1 45, 12898 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1959 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DADE-COLLIER JET OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COPILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- FIRST OFFICER TRAINEE UPGRADE TRNG FLT.CHECK CAPTAIN ADM SIMULATED LEFT ENGINE FAILURE AT LIFTOFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8910E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dade-Collier Jet
N8910ERegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2016 · Douglas DC-9-14Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-14Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1
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