Aviation Crash Map

Douglas DC-10 N63NA

9 April 1972 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 April 1972 at about 22:57 local time, a Douglas DC-10 registered N63NA, operated by National Airlines, Inc, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Miami, Florida, United States. 28 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:57
Classification
Incident
Location
Miami, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Miami Intl
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Douglas DC-10
Registration
N63NA
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
3
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Z → S
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
4-0026

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
28 0 0 0 28

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

NR 1 ENG THRUST REVERSER COMPONENTS SEPARATED, FELL ON RWY.L FAN MAIN DRIVE CABLE IMPROPERLY ROUTED

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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