# NTSB MIA82FA022: Boeing 707, Miami, FL, December 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82FA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA022

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial 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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