# NTSB MIA79AA049: Douglas DC-9, N8910E, Miami, FL, February 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1979
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79AA049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79AA049

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8910E-2016-07-29), registration cancelled 2016-07-29, S/N 45771, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-9-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (registry code 3022034) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dade-Collier Jet

## Other investigations on N8910E (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 MKC75IK032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75IK032), Dec 19, 1974: Douglas DC-9 (N8910E), Minneapolis, MN, incident, minor damage

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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