# NTSB MIA80RA003: Douglas DC-8, N1809E, Panama Cty, St. Pierre & Miquelon, October 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1979
- Place: Panama Cty, St. Pierre & Miquelon · PANAMA CTY, Panama
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 145 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80RA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80RA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0025  79/10/14   PANAMA CTY,PANAMA   DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  9  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1850                    N1809E              PX-  0  0138                            57, 22518 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            6086 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOCUMEN
        OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    PANAMA CTY,PANAMA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT.OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1809E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1809E-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 46107, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62) (registry code 302197B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (registry code 52039, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tocumen

## Other investigations on N1809E (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 DCA89RA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89RA056), Jun 7, 1989: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 (N1809E), Paramaribo, Suriname, destroyed, 174 fatal

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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