# NTSB MIA80IA098: Boeing 747, Miami, FL, September 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1980
- 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: 185 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80IA098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80IA098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C-0002   80/9/2    MIAMI,FL            BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 17  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2005                    HK-2300             PX-  0  0168                            58, 25000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOGOTA,COLOMBIA             MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OBSTRUCTION LIGHTING
        REMARKS- NO 4 ENG POD HIT CONCRETE STORM DRAIN IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA.AVIANCA AIRLINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: HK-2300 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor 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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