- Date
- April 6, 1979
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 198 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N433MABoeing 707
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790406012789I
- Case key
- 136565
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C-0001 79/4/6 MIAMI,FL BOEING 707 CR- 0 0 8 NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1820 N433MA PX- 0 0190 43, 4200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 1575 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL KINGSTON,JAMAICA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- OPERATED BY FOREIGN CHARTER CARRIER.LMG TRUCK BEAM FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N433MA
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- 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.