MIA82FA022

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 · Miami, FL · December 16, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 16, 1981
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
HI-384Boeing 707
Status
Completed · report February 10, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122734

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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A-0003  81/12/16   MIAMI,FL            BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  5  FERRY                     AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1216                    HI-384              PX-  0  0  0                            38, 8170 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1470 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUERTO PLATA,DOM REP        MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- R MAIN LNDG GEAR TRUCK BEAM,PN 50-9725-2,FAILED,FNT WHLS SEPD.FERRIED TO BGN PAX FLT AFT STORAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
HI-384
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Miami Intl