# NTSB MIA84IA025: Airbus Industrie A-300B4-2C, N203EA, Miami, FL, November 7, 1983

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: November 6, 1983, 19:08 local (Nov 7, 1983, 00:08 UTC)
- Place: Miami, FL
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 250 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31026
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA84IA025
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31026/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84IA025

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Miscellaneous/other, takeoff - roll/run
  - safety system(other) - failure,partial (cause)

## Analysis

DURING TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL THE NO-4 TIRE FAILED FOLLOWED BY FAILURES OF THE OTHER SURROUNDING TIRES. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE FUSE PLUG IN THE NO-4 TIRE WAS FOUND PARTIALLY MELTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N203EA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203EA-2015-05-20), registration cancelled 2015-05-20, S/N 043, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A-300B4-2C (A300B4-2C)
- Registry model: [Airbus Industrie A300 B4-2C](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-2c) (registry code 3930301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-50 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (registry code 30018, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 043
- Engines: GE CF6-JOC 50400 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Eastern Airlines Inc.
- Registered owner: Bank Of America Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Last inspection: AAIP, November 3, 1984
- Destination: ORD, CHICAGO, IL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: MIA, Miami Int'L, runway 9L, 10,500 × 200 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; airline transport, flight engineer; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 20,114 total, 1,480 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 110° at 4 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Observed at: MIA

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19831106069119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831106069119I), Nov 6, 1983: Airbus A300B42C, Miami, FL, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff when three tires failed on right main gear during takeoff roll. Number 4 rim had separated.

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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