# NTSB MIA79AA051: Boeing 727, N727AL, Miami, FL, February 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79AA051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79AA051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0001  79/2/15    MIAMI,FL            BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1804                    N727AL              PX-  0  0  0                            54, 22000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N727AL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miami Intl

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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