# NTSB MIA81IA063: Boeing 727, N356PA, Miami, FL, April 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 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: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81IA063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0008  81/4/14    MIAMI,FL            BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  4  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N356PA              PX-  0  0  0                            43, 4302 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1089 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRLINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS
        REMARKS- WING TIP STRUCK CARGO LOADER PARKED NR GATE.GND SIGNAL MAN DIRECTING ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N356PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N356PA-2023-06-28), registration cancelled 2023-06-28, S/N 20626 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-225](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (registry code 1384077) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- 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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