# NTSB MIA81FA036: Douglas DC-3C, N87652, Miami, FL, January 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1981
- 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810117000619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117000619A), Jan 17, 1981: Doug DC3C, Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Reported no brakes while taxiing. Ground looped into ditch to avoid parked aircraft. Low hydraulic fluid.

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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