- Date
- January 17, 1981
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N87652Douglas DC-3C
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810117000619A
- Case key
- 126837
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0435 81/1/17 MIAMI,FL DOUGLAS DC-3C CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1415 N87652 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 38, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, 253 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL CONROE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE REMARKS- HYD SYS BCM INOP,LOST BRAKES,OTR ACFT AHEAD.INSUF TIME TO PUMP UP PRES W HAND PUMP.NO MECH FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87652
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial 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.