- Date
- November 11, 1980
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N53CADouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801111090489I
- Case key
- 129052
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C-0004 80/11/11 MIAMI,FL DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 3 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0430 N53CA PX- 0 0 0 61, 26100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 3500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTERNATION OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL TRINIDAD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE REMARKS- AUX PUMP FAILED,FLUID LOST OVERBOARD.WHEEL BRAKE FIRE AFTR LDG.BRITISH WEST INDIA AIRWAYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53CA
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Miami Internation
N53CARegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2017 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-33Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-8-33Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT4A-3&5SER
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.