# NTSB MIA79IA067: Boeing 707, N433MA, Miami, FL, April 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 198 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79IA067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79IA067

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19790406012789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790406012789I), Apr 6, 1979: Boeing 707321, Miami, FL, Minor damage. Following a heavy jolt during taxi, all engines were shut down. Left main gear truck beam had failed

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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